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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Considerations
Wrong Nuts or Ferrules Used
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Figure 59. Illustration of various tubing cuts
Do not use a nut or ferrule from a vendor other than those specified for the product.
Figure 60 illustrates the resulting dead volume when you use an incorrect nut or ferrule type
for connecting.
Figure 60. Dead volume created due to wrong ferrule type
Figure 61 shows the various forms of the ferrules from different manufacturers. Although
some of them are close in shape to what you need, they are not close enough to exchange
without risk.
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