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Maintaining the Packed Column Inlet
To Install an Adapter on the Packed Column Inlet
To Install an Adapter on the Packed Column Inlet
1 Gather the following:
2 Place GC in maintenance mode: Maintenance > Instrument > Perform Maintenance >
Be careful! The oven and/or inlet may be hot enough to cause burns. If the inlet is hot, wear
WAR N IN G
heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with dirt and skin oils.
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3 Clean the end of the adapter with a lint-free cloth and methanol to remove contamination
4 Place the tubing nut and Vespel/graphite ferrule on the adapter.
Inlet fitting
Ferrule
Tubing nut
Adapter
5 Insert the adapter straight into the inlet base as far as possible.
6 Hold the adapter in this position and finger-tighten the nut.
7 Tighten an additional 1/4 turn with a wrench.
8 Exit maintenance mode. Select Maintenance > Instrument > Perform Maintenance >
Maintaining Your GC
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Brass tubing nut. See
page 96.
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Adapter (1/8-inch packed or 1/4-inch packed)
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7/16-inch and 9/16-inch wrench
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Vespel/graphite ferrule
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Methanol
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Lint-free gloves
Maintenance Mode > Start Maintenance. Wait for the GC to become ready.
such as fingerprints.
Maintenance Mode > Finished.
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