Maintaining the uECD 13
Maintaining Your GC 251
To Install a Capillary Column in the uECD
1 Gather the following:
• Ferrule (See “Consumables and Parts for the uECD” on
page 244.)
• Column nut
• Septum
• Column
• 1/4- inch, 5/16- inch, and 9/16- inch wrenches
• Column cutter
• Lint- free gloves
2 Load the GC maintenance method and wait for the GC to
become ready.
3 Load the inlet maintenance method and wait for the GC
to become ready.
4 Place a septum (if the column id is ≤0.2 mm), capillary
column nut, and ferrule on the column.
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.
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.
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.
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