Agilent Technologies 7820A - To Install a Capillary Column with the Optional TCD Capillary Column Adapter

Maintaining the TCD 9
Maintaining Your GC 187
To Install a Capillary Column with the Optional TCD Capillary Column
Adapter
1 Gather the following:
• Ferrule (See “Consumables and Parts for the TCD” on
page 182.)
• Column cutter
• Column nut
• 1/4-in. and 7/16-in. wrenches
• Lint-free gloves
2 Load the GC maintenance method and wait for the GC to
become ready.
3 Place a capillary column nut and ferrule on the column.
4 Score the column using a glass scribing tool. The score must
be square to ensure a clean break.
WARNING
Be careful! The detector may be hot enough to cause burns. If the
detector is hot, wear heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
WARNING
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from flying particles
while handling, cutting, or installing glass or fused silica capillary
columns. Use care in handling these columns to prevent puncture
wounds.
CAUTION
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.
Ferrule
Column nut