To Attach A Capillary Column Adapter On An Adaptable Fid - Agilent Technologies 7820A Manual

To Attach a Capillary Column Adapter on an Adaptable FID

WA RN IN G
C AU TI O N
Maintaining Your GC
Gather the following materials:
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• Adapter (See "Consumables and Parts for the FID"
page 146.)
• 1/4-inch brass nut
• 1/4-inch Vespel/graphite ferrule
• Column cutter
• 1/4-inch wrench
• 9/16-inch open-end wrench
• Lint-free gloves
Load the GC maintenance method
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become ready.
Be careful! The oven, inlet, and/or detector may be hot enough to
cause burns. If the oven, inlet, or detector is hot, wear
heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.
Assemble the nut and ferrule onto the adapter.
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1/4-inch ferrule
1/4-inch nut
Adapter
Insert the adapter straight into the detector base as far as
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possible.
Hold the adapter in this position and finger-tighten the nut.
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Maintaining the FID
on
and wait for the GC to
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