Agilent Technologies 7200 - Preparing a Capillary Column

Installing GC Columns 2
To Prepare a Capillary Column for Installation
Operation Manual 29
To Prepare a Capillary Column for Installation
Materials needed
• Capillary column
• Column cutter, ceramic (5181-8836) or diamond (5183-4620)
• Ferrules
• 0.27 mm id, for 0.10 mm id columns (5062-3518)
• 0.37 mm id, for 0.20 mm id columns (5062-3516)
• 0.40 mm id, for 0.25 mm id columns (5181-3323)
• 0.5 mm id, for 0.32 mm id columns (5062-3514)
• 0.8 mm id, for 0.53 mm id columns (5062-3512)
• Gloves, clean
• Large (8650-0030)
• Small (8650-0029)
• Inlet column nut (5181-8830 for Agilent 7890A)
• Loupe
• Septum (may be old, used inlet septum)
Procedure
WARNING
The GC operates at high temperatures. In order to avoid burns, do not
touch any parts of the GC until you are sure they are cool.
CAUTION
Always wear clean gloves while handling any parts that go inside the
GC or analyzer chambers.