Agilent Technologies Agilent 7890 Series Maintenance Manual page 235

Maintaining Your GC
Score the column using a glass scribing tool. The score
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must be square to ensure a clean break.
5 Break off the column end by supporting it against the
column cutter opposite the scribe. Inspect the end with a
magnifying loupe to make certain that there are no burrs
or jagged edges.
6 Wipe the column walls with a tissue dampened with
isopropanol to remove fingerprints and dust.
Insert the column into the detector until it bottoms.
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Slide the column nut and ferrules up the column to the
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detector and finger- tighten the nut.
9 Pull out 1 mm of column. Tighten the nut an additional
1/4 turn with a wrench or until the column does not
move.
Maintaining the TCD
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