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5.16.2.2 Installing the new capillary
Warning:
sharp.
To install the new capillary:
1. Slide the new ferrule onto the new PTFE liner tube so that approximately 2 mm of liner
tubing is exposed beyond the tapered end of the ferrule.
Note:
Ensure that the ferrule is oriented as shown.
Figure 5–46: Sliding the ferrule onto the PTFE liner tube
Liner tube
Ferrule
2. Slide the PTFE liner tube and ferrule assembly onto the new capillary.
3. Slide the capillary into the slide port until the liner tube reaches the slide port's narrow,
threaded end, as shown.
Figure 5–47: Sliding the capillary into the slide port
Slide port
Capillary
Ferrule
Liner tube
Lock nut
To avoid puncture wounds, handle the probe with care. The ESI probe tip is
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