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Dear Rafael,
I was afraid you would say that. In which case I can only suggest you place
the cross-piece in a muffle furnace and heat it up to 600 C. In the presence
of air even Valco's polyimide/graphite mix (Valcon) should incinerate at
this temperature.
Downside is the cross-piece may deform slightly and the threads for the
ferrule nuts may suffer for it.
You could try pointing a Bunsen burner flame in the hole where the
obstruction is and see if by tapping the cross-piece on a hard surface the
material can be dislodged.
Downside other than getting burned, see above.
Best of luck,
Wolfram
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stable Isotope Geochemistry
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rafael Núñez Gómez
> Sent: 03 May 2007 13:38
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Valco piece blocked
>
> Hi Charlotte
> It is not possible because is inside the path between the
> holes, I do not see any ferrule or part of it inside, just I
> am able to see light between 2 holes in one arm of the
> "cross" but nothing in the other. Neither compress air nor
> ultrasonication have effect.
> Rafa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charlotte Lehmann" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [ISOGEOCHEM] Valco piece blocked
>
>
> Is it not possible to extract it with a ferrule removal tool?
> --
> Charlotte Lehmann
> Research Technician
> Bates College
> Department of Geology
> 206A Carnegie Science Building
> 44 Campus Avenue
> Lewiston, ME 04240
> Phone: 207-786-6485
> FAX: 207-786-8334
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>
> Quoting Rafael Núñez Gómez <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Dear GC-IRMS users
> > Changing ferrules on my GC-C-IRMS Delta plus XP, exactly on
> the metal
> > Valco piece, that one receiving the flux from GC and
> distributing it to
> > 3 out ports (a split to a Cuadrupole DSQ, a second split to the
> > oxidation column, and of course the exit to the Backflush,
> so it is a
> > "Cross" and not a "T" as usual) I have realized that there is a deep
> > blockage on it, probably with the rest of a ferrule. I am
> not able to
> > get ride of it. Could anyone out there give me a clue to clean this
> > piece. What about using a glass/quartz "X" instead?
> > Thanks
> > Rafa
> >
> > Dr. Rafael Núñez Gómez
> > Colaborador I+D+I
> > Servicio de Isótopos Estables
> > Estación Experimental del Zaidín CSIC
> > Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
> > Tf +34958181600 Ext 228
> > fax +34958129600
>
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