Making Swagelok Connections - Agilent Technologies 8860 Installation And First Startup

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Making Swagelok Connections

Making Swagelok Connections
Objective
To make a tubing connection that does not leak and that can be taken apart without damaging
the fitting.
Materials needed
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Procedure
1 Place a Swagelok nut, back ferrule, and front ferrule on the tubing as shown in
Front ferrule
Back ferrule
Nut
Tubing
Figure 14.
2 Push the tubing into the stainless steel fitting.
3 Make sure that the front ferrule is fully engaged. Slide the Swagelok nut over the ferrule and
4 Push the tube fully into the plug, then withdraw it approximately 1 to 2 mm. See
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1/8-inch (or 1/4-inch, if used) preconditioned copper tubing
1/8-inch (or 1/4-inch, if used) Swagelok nuts
Front and back ferrules
Two 7/16-inch (for 1/8-inch nuts) or 9/16-inch (for 1/4-inch nuts) wrenches
Swagelok nuts and ferrules
thread it onto the plug.
Important!
The narrow end of the
back ferrule fits into
the rear of the front
ferrule.
Figure
Figure
Installation and First Startup
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