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9 Maintaining the FID
To Install a Capillary Column in the FID
8 The GC maintenance wizard will perform checks at the appropriate times, including Leak &
9 Select Finished, then select OK to exit the GC maintenance wizard.
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If the column id is 0.1 mm or less position the column so it extends above the ferrule by
48 mm. Slide the septum up to hold the column nut and ferrule at this fixed position.
48 mm
c Insert the column into the detector. Slide the nut and ferrule up the column to the
detector base. Finger-tighten the column nut until it grips the column.
d Adjust the column (not the septum) position so that the septum is even with the
bottom of the column nut. Tighten the nut an additional 1/4 turn with a wrench.
Restriction tests, and will automatically reset the maintenance counters.
Maintaining Your GC