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Performing Routine Maintenance
Replacing a Column
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ISQ 7000 Hardware Manual
Figure 19. Inserting the Column into the Transfer Line
Ferrule
Transfer Line
18. Tighten the transfer line nut until it is just secure enough so that you cannot move it.
19. Loosen the nut by turning it exactly 1 flat (60°) backward.
20. Position the column in the transfer line. Use the septum as a guide to measure the correct
length you should insert the column. Be careful not to change the location of the septum
on the column.
Figure 20. Positioning the Column in the Transfer Line
21. Tighten the nut 1 flat (60°) forward—back to where it is secure enough in the transfer
line that you cannot move it.
22. Tighten the nut 1 additional quarter turn.
23. Remove the cut septum.
Transfer Line
Nut
Transfer Line
Septum
Column
Septum
Column
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