To Install A Capillary Column With The Split/Splitless Inlet - Agilent Technologies 8860 Maintaining

5 Maintaining the Split/Splitless Inlet

To Install a Capillary Column with the Split/Splitless Inlet

To Install a Capillary Column with the Split/Splitless
Inlet
Do not use hydrogen as the carrier for conditioning! It could vent into the oven and present an
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explosion hazard.
1 Gather the following, see
2 Launch the GC maintenance wizard: Maintenance > Column > Perform Maintenance >
Be careful! The oven and/or inlet may be hot enough to cause burns. If either is hot, wear
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heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from flying particles while handling, cutting, or
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installing glass or fused silica capillary columns. Use care in handling these columns to
prevent puncture wounds.
3 Verify that the correct glass liner is installed. See
4 Place the column on the hanger with the ends pointing up and the label to the front.
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with dirt and skin oils.
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5 Place a septum, capillary column nut, and ferrule on the column.
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page 42:
• Column
• Ferrule(s)
• Column nut
• Septum
• Column cutter
• Isopropanol
• Lab tissue
• Metric ruler
• Two 1/4-inch open-end wrenches
• Lint-free gloves
Install Column > Start Maintenance. Wait for the GC to become ready.
The wizard will guide you through the maintenance steps described below.
Split/Splitless Inlet" on page 42.
"Consumables and Parts for the Split/Splitless Inlet"
"Consumables and Parts for the
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