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miniGC Training & Installation Videos

Watch these videos in order to see step by step how to install and run a miniGC and miniGC Autosampler or skip to a particular video for detail on that topic. Each video is only 1-3 minutes in length for easy viewing.

1. Connecting Gas Lines to the miniGC

2. Connecting the Laptop to the miniGC

3. Installing Septum, Liner, & O-rings

4. Establishing a Connection Between the Software & the miniGC

5. Installing Your Column

6. Starting a Run & Injecting the GC-FID Test Mix

7. During a Run

8. Cooldown & Viewing Results

9. Connecting the miniGC Autosampler

10. Installing a Syringe In & Calibrating Your Autosampler

11. Starting a Run With Your Autosampler

miniGC Support Documentation

Find downloadable support documentation for the miniGC and miniGC Autosampler here.

miniGC – How to Install Columns

What to Expect When Expecting a miniGC

miniGC – Installation Instructions

miniGC – How To Install a Column Into a Column Holder

miniGC – How To Check if the Ignitor is Working

miniGC – Changing or Installing Liners, Septa, & O-Rings

miniGC – Interface Overview

miniGC Methods (Creating, Editing, Importing, Exporting, & Deleting)

miniGC Results (Viewing, Analyzing, Comparing, Importing, Exporting, & Deleting)

miniGC – Analyzing Your GC-FID Test Mix Chromatogram

miniGC Demo Videos

Demo videos for the miniGC

Changing a Column in the miniGC

miniGC Autosampler Setup

Software Downloads & Instructions

Your miniGC will come with the latest software installed and a laptop with the latest laptop software installed. Over time however there will be updates to address bugs and to add functionality and features to the system. These new versions of software can be found and downloaded here to update your system to the newest versions of software.

miniGC Laptop Software

This software is the software that resides on the laptop that comes with your miniGC that controls the miniGC (and miniGC Autosampler) and collects the data. It can be saved onto a memory stick and loaded directly onto the laptop.

miniGC Internal Software

This software is the software that resides on the CPU Board inside the miniGC. It can be saved onto a memory stick, loaded onto the laptop, and then loaded into the miniGC via the laptop.

miniGC Autosampler Internal Software

This software is the software that resides on the CPU Board inside the miniGC Autosampler. It can be saved onto a memory stick, loaded onto the laptop, and then loaded into the miniGC Autosampler via the laptop.

How to install miniGC Software

This document gives you step by step instructions on how to install miniGC Laptop Software, miniGC Internal Software, and miniGC Autosampler Software.

miniGC Methods

These methods can be downloaded and then imported into a miniGC for use on the system. If you have methods you would like to share please email them to us at info@luciditysystems.com, and we will post them here for everyone to use.

C7-C40 Alkanes

Method for analyzing saturated alkanes from C7 all the way to C40.

8270 – Semivolatiles

Method for analyzing semivolatiles.

GC-FID Check Standard

The method for analyzing our Check Standard, the GC-FID Test Mix from Restek.

Alcohols in Hand Sanitizer

A method developed at Lucidity for analyzing alcohols in hand sanitizer.

FAMEs in Vegetable Oils

A method developed at Lucidity for analyzing Fatty Acid Methyl Esters in Vegetable Oils.