To Install A Capillary Column In A Split/Splitless Inlet - Agilent Technologies 5977B Series Operating Manual

2 Installing 7890 GC Columns

To Install a Capillary Column in a Split/Splitless Inlet

Materials needed
• Gloves, clean
• Metric ruler
• Wrench, open-end, 1/4-inch and 5/16-inch (8710-0510)
• Capillary column
• Column cutter, ceramic (5181-8836) or diamond (5183-4620)
• Ferrules
• Inlet column nut (5181-8830 for Agilent 7890 Series and 7820)
• Magnifying loupe
• Septum (may be old, used inlet septum)
To install columns in other types of inlets, refer to your GC User Information.
The GC operates at high temperatures. Do not touch any parts of the GC until you are
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sure they are cool.
Always wear safety glasses when handling capillary columns. Avoid puncturing
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your skin with the end of the column.
Always wear clean gloves while handling any parts that go inside the GC or analyzer
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chambers.
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• Large (8650-0030)
• Small (8650-0029)
• 0.27-mm id, for 0.10-mm id columns (5062-3518)
• 0.37-mm id, for 0.20-mm id columns (5062-3516)
• 0.40-mm id, for 0.25-mm id columns (5181-3323)
• 0.5-mm id, for 0.32-mm id columns (5062-3514)
• 0.8-mm id, for 0.53-mm id columns (5062-3512)
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