Installing Capillary Columns - Agilent Technologies 6850 Series II User Information

Table 12. Ordering Information for Agilent Traps
Item
Moisture trap (packed with Molecular Sieve 5A, 45/60 mesh)
Refillable Hydro-Moisture Trap 1/8-inch fitting
Absorbant Refill (1 pint)
Cap for ends of traps, 1/8-inch., 6 per package
Reducer trap fittings
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Installing capillary columns

A correctly installed capillary column has the label to the front for easy
reading, smooth connections with a minimum of slack to the inlet and detector,
and no stray loops of tubing that might get caught in the oven or lid machinery.
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Released: March 2004
Place the column on the hanger with the ends pointing up. If cryogenic
oven cooling is to be used, be sure that the column hanger is the type with
the flange.
Connect the column to the detector as described on the next few pages. If
necessary, unwrap one turn of the column.
Rotate the column clockwise on the hanger to remove slack on the
detector side.
Place the column nut and ferrule on the inlet end. Pull excess column
through the nut and ferrule to eliminate slack on the inlet side.
Cut off excess length and connect the column to the inlet.
After the column is installed at both inlet and detector, establish a flow of
carrier gas through the inlet. Heat the oven, inlet, and detector to
operating temperatures. Allow them to cool and then retighten the fittings.
6850 Series II GC User Information
Flange
Columns and Traps
Installing capillary columns
Part no.
5060–9077
HMT200-2
HCRMS
5180–4124
5062–3502
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