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Maintaining the COC Inlet
To Replace a Needle in a Syringe
To Replace a Needle in a Syringe
1 Gather the following, see
2 Unscrew the syringe barrel cap and remove the spring.
3 Make sure that the needle has the PTFE disk as shown below. If the syringe barrel does not
Plunger
Barrel
Needle
Spring
Cap
4 Check the new needle for a small wire inserted for shipment. Remove the wire if present.
5 Slide the spring and the cap over the needle.
6 Insert the needle into the syringe barrel.
7 Screw the cap back on the syringe barrel.
Maintaining Your GC
fused silica columns," on page 121:
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Syringe barrel
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Needle, 250-µm or 320-µm
have the PTFE disk, use the instructions in the syringe box to wrap the needle.
Table
16, "Recommended parts for injections onto 0.25-mm
PTFE disk
Stop
Needle
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