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Installing GC Columns
Always wear clean gloves while handling any parts that go inside the GC or analyzer
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chambers.
Procedure
1 Cool the oven and inlet to room temperature.
2 Wearing clean gloves, press the column through the septum (this takes a bit
Figure 3
3 Use the column cutter to score the column 2 cm or more from the end.
4 While holding the column, break the column end off at the score.
5 Inspect the end for jagged edges or burrs. If the break is not clean and even,
6 Wipe the outside of the free end of the column with a lint-free cloth
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of pressure). Then slide the column nut and conditioned ferrule onto the
free end of the column
point away from the column nut.
Capillary column
Column cutter
Ferrule, taper up
Inlet column nut
Septum
Preparing a capillary column for installation
repeat steps 3 and 4.
moistened with methanol.
(Figure
3). The tapered end of the ferrule should
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