Agilent Technologies 7820A User Manual

64 Maintaining Your GC
5 Maintaining the Purged Packed Inlet
To Install a Capillary Column with the Purged Packed Inlet
1 Gather the following:
• Column
• Ferrule (See “Consumables and Parts for the Purged
Packed Inlet” on page 60.)
• Column nut
• Glass liner
• Viton O-ring
• 0.53-mm column adapter
• Septum
• 1/4-inch wrench
• Metric ruler
• Lint-free gloves
2 Load the inlet maintenance method and wait for the GC to
become ready.
3 Install a 0.53-mm column adapter. (See “To Install an
Adapter on the Purged Packed Inlet” on page 72.)
4 Install a new Viton O-ring. (See “To Change the O-Ring on the
Purged Packed Inlet” on page 74.)
5 Place a septum, capillary column nut, and ferrule on the
column.
WARNING
Be careful! The oven and/or inlet may be hot enough to cause
burns. If the inlet 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.

Agilent Technologies 7820A Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	7820A
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English