...
Pump down all reactors by activating all reactors and pressing the button ‘Evacuate’ on the ‘General’ tab.
Wait for 2 minutes.
From the runtime menu ‘Options’ select ‘Offset correction’
Start the logging on the AGE software’s ‘Protocol and Log’ Tab on the right hand side (button ‘Start Logging’)
By clicking on the valve button of the reactor that leaks (reactors 1-7 have the valves V0-V6 associated with them) close the valve of that reactor.
Wait for 10 minutes and write down the pressure in the reactor in question. If the leak is showing now (pressure increase of more than 1 mbar/minute), the leak is likely against atmosphere.
Proceed to: Leak against Fixing a leak to atmosphereIf the leak has not been visible with the first part of the test, continue as follows: Make sure the ‘vac/vent’ valve is set to the ‘Ar’ inlet, V8 and V9 need to be open. By doing so, the manifold connecting all the reactors should be at atmospheric pressure. Check if that is the case by looking at the pressure of any reactor that is not closed off. The pressure should be between 950 and 1020 mbar for most elevations.
Now wait for another 10 minutes and record the pressure increase. If the leak is showing now (pressure increase of more than 1 mbar/minute), the leak is likely through the valve connecting the tested reactor with the manifold.
You can proceed to the problem solving section ‘Leak through the valve’If there was no leak found, your reactor should be ready to useProceed to Fixing a leak through valve
Fixing a leak to atmosphere
...