To Bakeout Contaminants From The Packed Column Inlet - Agilent Technologies 8860 Maintaining

7 Maintaining the Packed Column Inlet

To Bakeout Contaminants from the Packed Column Inlet

To Bakeout Contaminants from the Packed
Column Inlet
1 Set the column flow to the normal operating value.
2 Purge the column with carrier flow for at least 10 minutes before heating the oven.
3 If the column is attached to the detector, set the detector 25 °C above normal operating
Be careful! The oven, inlet, and/or detector may be hot enough to cause burns. If they are hot,
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wear heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
4 Set the inlet temperature to 300 °C or 25 °C above the normal operating temperature.
5 Set the column oven 25 °C above the GC method final oven temperature to bake
6 Bakeout for 30 minutes or until the detector baseline is free of contamination peaks.
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temperature.
If the column is not attached to the detector, cap the detector fitting.
contaminants out of the inlet. Do not exceed the column manufacturer's maximum
temperature limit.
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