To Install a Capillary Column with the PTV Inlet
WA R N I N G
WA R N I N G
C A U T I O N
Maintaining Your GC
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Gather the following (see
PTV Inlet"
on page 152):
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Column
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Graphpak 2M ferrule
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Column nut
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Column cutter
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Septum
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Isopropanol
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Lab tissue
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Metric ruler
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5- mm and 6- mm wrenches
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Typewriter correction fluid or a marker
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Lint- free gloves
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Load the
GC maintenance method
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.
Before installing the column, install the correct column
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adapter. (See
"To Replace the Inlet Adapter for the PTV
Inlet"
on page 170.)
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.
Place the column on the hanger with the ends pointing up
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and the label to the front.
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Place a Graphpak 2M ferrule onto the column, with the
graphite facing up towards the inlet.
Maintaining the PTV Inlet
"Consumables and Parts for the
and wait for the GC to
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