To Change The Septum On The Packed Column Inlet - Agilent Technologies 7820A Manual

To Change the Septum on the Packed Column Inlet

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Maintaining Your GC
Gather the following:
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• Replacement septum (See
Packed Column Inlet"
• Septum nut wrench
• 0- or 00-grade steel wool (optional)
• Tweezers
Load the inlet maintenance method
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become ready.
Be careful! The oven and/or inlet may be hot enough to cause
burns. If the inlet is hot, wear heat-resistant gloves to protect your
hands.
3 Remove the septum retainer nut or Merlin cap.
Use tweezers to remove the septum or Merlin Microseal from
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the retainer nut. Do not gouge or scratch the interior of the
septum head.
Septum retainer nut
Septum
Firmly press the new septum or Merlin Microseal into the
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fitting. The metal parts side of the Merlin Microseal should
face down (toward the oven).
Maintaining the Packed Column Inlet
"Consumables and Parts for the
on page 92.)
and wait for the GC to
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