To Install A Capillary Column With The Coc Inlet - Agilent Technologies Agilent 7890 Series Maintenance Manual

To Install a Capillary Column with the COC Inlet

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C A U T I O N
Maintaining Your GC
1 Gather the following:
• Column nut and ferrule. (See
for the COC Inlet"
• Column cutter
• 1/4- inch and 5/16- inch wrenches
• Lint- free gloves
Load the inlet maintenance method
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to become ready.
Be careful! The oven and/or inlet may be hot enough to cause
burns. If either is hot, wear heat-resistant gloves to protect your
hands.
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from flying particles
while handling, cutting, or 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.
Before installing the column, be sure the correct insert is
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installed for the needle and column. (See
Insert on the COC Inlet"
4 Place a capillary column nut and ferrule on the column.
Ferrule
Column nut
Score the column using a glass scribing tool. The score
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must be square to ensure a clean break.
Maintaining the COC Inlet
"Consumables and Parts
on page 102.)
and wait for the GC
on page 114.)
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