To Attach a Capillary Column Adapter on an Adaptable FID
WA R N I N G
C A U T I O N
Maintaining Your GC
1
Gather the following materials:
•
Adapter (See
"Consumables and Parts for the FID"
page 196.)
•
1/4- inch brass nut
•
1/4- inch Vespel/graphite ferrule
•
Column cutter
•
1/4- inch wrench
•
9/16- inch open- end wrench
•
Lint- free gloves
Load the
GC maintenance method
2
become ready.
Be careful! The oven, inlet, and/or detector may be hot enough to
cause burns. If the oven, inlet, or detector is hot, wear
heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.
3
Assemble the nut and ferrule onto the adapter.
1/4-inch ferrule
1/4-inch nut
Adapter
4
Insert the adapter straight into the detector base as far as
possible.
Hold the adapter in this position and finger- tighten the
5
nut.
Maintaining the FID
and wait for the GC to
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