Thermo Scientific TSQ 9610 Hardware Manual page 44

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Performing Routine Maintenance
Replacing a Column
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 To connect the column using the spring loaded transfer line nut
Note If you use a graphite Vespel ferrule with your column, Thermo Fisher Scientific
recommends using the spring loaded transfer line nut with it. See the spare parts guide for
ordering information.
1. Lower the oven temperature and allow it to cool.
2. If the TSQ 9610 system is running, shut down and vent it. See the instrument's hardware
manual for instructions.
CAUTION BURN HAZARD: The injector, detectors, oven, and transfer line may be hot.
Allow them to cool before touching them.
AVERTISSEMENT RISQUE DE BRÛLURE : l'injecteur, le four et la ligne de transfert
peuvent être chauds. Laissez-les refroidir à la température ambiante avant de les toucher.
3. Unwind about one turn of the column from the column outlet end.
Note Wear clean, lint- and powder-free gloves when you handle the column and
transfer line ferrule.
4. Wipe approximately 300 mm (12 in.) of the column with a tissue soaked in methanol.
5. Choose an appropriate ferrule for the outer diameter of your column.
6. Insert the column through the spring loaded transfer line nut and ferrule, entering
through the tapered end of the ferrule.
7. Wipe the column again with a tissue soaked in methanol.
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