Appendix B
Carrier gas installation and maintenance
B.1 Carrier gas
This appendix provides a description of the optional carrier manifold (P/N 3-5000-050)
that permits the connection of two carrier gas bottles, or cylinders, to a gas
chromatograph (GC) system. The benefits of this manifold are as follows:
Note
The illustration and information in this appendix are adapted from drawing AE-10098.
• When one bottle is nearly empty (i.e., 100 psig remaining), the other bottle
becomes the primary supply.
• Each bottle can be disconnected for refilling without interrupting GC operation.
Manifold for two carrier gas bottles to GC systemFigure B-1:
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