Maintaining the FID 8
Maintaining Your GC 153
To Attach a Capillary Column Adapter on an Adaptable FID
1 Gather the following materials:
• Adapter (See “Consumables and Parts for the FID” on
page 146.)
• 1/4-inch brass nut
• 1/4-inch Vespel/graphite ferrule
• Column cutter
• 1/4-inch wrench
• 9/16-inch open-end wrench
• Lint-free gloves
2 Load the GC maintenance method and wait for the GC to
become ready.
3 Assemble the nut and ferrule onto the adapter.
4 Insert the adapter straight into the detector base as far as
possible.
5 Hold the adapter in this position and finger-tighten the nut.
WARNING
Be careful! The oven, inlet, and/or detector may be hot enough to
cause burns. If the oven, inlet, or detector is hot, wear
heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
CAUTION
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.
1/4-inch ferrule
1/4-inch nut
Adapter
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