Fittings, Tubing, Unions, And Sample Loops - Thermo Scientific LCQ Fleet Getting Started Manual

Fittings, Tubing, Unions, and Sample Loops

Table 9. Frequently used parts for making plumbing connections for ESI/MS and APCI/MS (Sheet 1 of 2)
Part Part Description
Metal Needle Kit
(contains a blunt-tip, 32-gauge stainless steel needle; ferrules; PEEK™
adapter union; and zero dead-volume (ZDV) 1/4-28 union)
Metal Needle Kit
(contains a blunt-tip, 34-gauge stainless steel needle; ferrules; PEEK adapter
union; and ZDV 1/4-28 union)
Tubing, fused-silica, 0.1-mm ID × 0.4-mm OD
(infusion line)
Tubing, fused-silica, 0.1-mm ID × 0.190-mm OD
(fused-silica sample tube and fused-silica capillary tube)
Tubing, PEEK, 0.005-in. ID × 1/16-in. OD (red)
Tube, Teflon, 0.03-in. ID × 1/16-in. OD
(for use with syringe needle and LC union)
Tubing, PVC, unreinforced, 3/8-in. ID (clear)
(API probe drain tube)
Fitting, adapter, Kel-F™, Upchurch Scientific ™
(connects directly to ESI probe inlet)
Fitting, fingertight, Upchurch Scientific (natural)
(used with (red) PEEK tubing)
Ferrule, Kel-F, 0.008-in. ID, Upchurch Scientific (clear)
(used with fused-silica tubing and the blunt-tip, 34-gauge stainless steel
needle included in Metal Needle Kit)
Ferrule, Kel-F, 0.012-in. ID, Upchurch Scientific (clear)
(used with blunt-tip, 32-gauge stainless steel needle included in
Metal Needle Kit)
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The divert/inject valve, located in the upper front of the LTQ Series MS detector, is a 6-port,
two-position, Rheodyne injection valve. The six ports use standard 10-32 fittings for
high-pressure 1/16-in. OD tubing. The LC union and union Tee that you use to connect the
syringe pump to the ion source also use standard 10-32 fittings for 1/16-in. OD tubing.
IMPORTANT When cutting PEEK tubing, ensure that you make square cuts. Thermo
Fisher Scientific recommends that you use a tubing cutter to cut the PEEK tubing used to
make the inlet plumbing connections.
Table 9 lists the frequently used parts for making plumbing connections for ESI/MS and
APCI/MS.
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Connecting the Inlet Plumbing
Fittings, Tubing, Unions, and Sample Loops
Part Number
OPTON-20014
OPTON-20015
00106-10504
00106-10499
00301-22912
00301-22915
00301-22895
00101-18080
00101-18081
00101-18114
00101-18116
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