To Install A Capillary Column In The Npd - Agilent Technologies 8890 Maintaining Manual

13 Maintaining the NPD

To Install a Capillary Column in the NPD

To Install a Capillary Column in the NPD

1 Gather the following materials:
2 Place GC in maintenance mode: Maintenance > Instrument > Perform Maintenance >
Be careful! The oven, inlet, and/or detector may be hot enough to cause burns. If the oven,
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inlet, or detector is hot, wear heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from flying particles while handling, cutting, or
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installing glass or fused silica capillary columns. Use care in handling these columns to
prevent puncture wounds.
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with dirt and skin oils.
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3 Place a septum (if the column id is ≤0.1 mm), capillary column nut, and ferrule on the
Ferrule
Column nut
Septum
4 Score the column using a glass scribing tool. The score must be square to ensure a clean
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• Column
• Ferrule(s), see "Consumables and Parts for the NPD"
• Column nut
• Column cutter
• 1/4-inch open-end wrench
• Septum
• Isopropanol
• Lab tissue
• Lint-free gloves
Maintenance Mode > Start Maintenance. Wait for the GC to become ready.
column.
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