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A Swagelok Connections
Making Swagelok Connections
5 Push the tube fully into the plug, then withdraw it approximately 1 to 2 mm as shown in
Front
ferrule
Figure 25.
6 Finger-tighten the nut.
7 Mark the nut with a pencil line. See
Pencil line
Figure 26.
8 For 1/8-inch Swagelok fittings, use a pair of 7/16-inch wrenches to tighten the fitting 3/4 of
Figure 27.
Maintaining Your GC
Figure 25.
Insert the tubing
Mark the fitting
a turn. See Figure 27.
For 1/4-inch fittings, use a pair of 9/16-inch wrenches to tighten them 1-1/4 turn, as
shown in Figure 27.
Final tightening
Nut
Insert tubing fully
Back
ferrule
Withdraw tubing 1 to 2 mm
Tighten nut
Figure 26.
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