Hardware Description and Assembly
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Attach the vacuum hose from the pump to the Dewar U-Tube using the metal
clamp, as shown in Figure 3. Attach the vacuum hose which goes to the valve
assembly to the other side of the Dewar U-Tube using the metal clamp.
Figure 3 - Dewar Vacuum Hose Connections
Connect the 1/8” line from the compressed nitrogen regulator to the 1/8” Dewar
U-tube fitting as shown in Figure 4. Connect the other side of the 1/8” Dewar U-
Tube line to the bottom of the humidification chamber, described in the next
section. Once the system has been assembled, leak checked, and is ready to
run, the Dewar can be filled with liquid nitrogen or liquid argon. The user should
be able to lift the insulating lid with all the Dewar connections intact.
Vacuum Hose
to Valve
Assembly
Vacuum
Hose to
Pump