Agilent Technologies 7820A - To Install a Capillary Column Adapter in the FPD

Maintaining the G3435A/G3436A FPD 13
Maintaining Your GC 255
To Install a Capillary Column Adapter in the FPD
1 Gather the following:
• FPD capillary column adapter (See “Consumables and
Parts for the FPD” on page 252.)
• Column cutter
• 1/4-inch wrench
• 9/16-inch wrench
• Metric ruler
• 1/8-inch nut
• Lint-free gloves
2 Load the GC maintenance method and wait for the GC to
become ready.
3 Insert the capillary adapter into the 1/8-inch nut as shown,
then thread the nut onto the detector fitting.
WARNING
Be careful! The oven and/or detector may be hot enough to cause
burns. If the detector is hot, wear 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.