Agilent Technologies 7100 User Manual page 130

5 Using the Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System
Capillary Electrophoresis, CE
5 Start with the inside of the upper pin to prevent the capillary from being
Hook
Capillary lock
Magnet
Hook
Alignment interface
Capillary insertion tool
Capillary
Figure 33
Alternate the sides of the pins when inserting the capillary.
Make sure the windings of the capillary do not come into contact with each other. As the
N O T E
heat cannot be conducted away at contact points they may get hot and cause separation
and detection problems. Such a contact point might also be a predetermined breaking point
for arcing.
6 Insert the other end of the capillary into the guiding hook on the right.
7 Press the white capillary lock towards the center of the cassette and insert
8 Make sure the two capillary ends outside the cassette are the same length as
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squeezed when the cassette is closed.
Installing the capillary
the capillary into the capillary lock. Release the capillary lock to secure the
capillary.
the cassette guiding pins (see
and are parallel to the pins. Use a sheet of paper or another soft item with a
straight line to check this. Use the capillary lock to make adjustments on
the inlet side.
Figure 33 on page 130, alignment position)
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