Agilent Technologies 7820A Manual page 113

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Maintaining Your GC
5 Tighten the inlet column nut 1/4 turn with a wrench.
Do not use hydrogen as the carrier for conditioning! It could vent
into the oven and present an explosion hazard.
After conditioning, remove the column from the inlet.
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Simultaneously insert the column into the inlet and detector
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fittings but do not force it. It may be necessary to start the long
end of the column in the inlet at an angle to clear the oven floor.
Withdraw the column 1 to 2 mm from both the inlet and
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detector. Finger-tighten both column nuts.
Overtightening the column nut or forcing it to bottom in either the
inlet or detector may shatter the column.
Tighten both column nuts 1/4 turn with a wrench.
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Configure the new packed column (make sure either column
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length or diameter is zero).
11 Establish a flow of carrier gas and purge as recommended by
the packing manufacturer. Generally:
• 20 to 30 mL/min for 2-mm id glass or 1/8-inch od metal
columns
• 50 to 60 mL/min for 4-mm id glass or 1/4-inch od metal
columns
Restore the analytical method.
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After the GC becomes ready, wait 10 minutes then ignite the
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detector flame.
Maintaining the Packed Column Inlet
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