Maintaining the FPD
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Maintaining Your GC 293
To Install a Packed Column Adapter in the FPD
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This procedure applies to 1/8- inch packed metal columns.
1 Gather the following:
• FPD packed column adapter (See “Consumables and
Parts for the FPD
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” on page 290.)
• Polyimide ferrule for 530- µm column
• 7/16- inch wrench
• 5/16- inch wrench
• 1/8- inch nut and ferrule for a 1/8- inch packed column
• Adapter nut
• Lint- free gloves
2 Load the GC maintenance method and wait for the GC to
become ready.
3 Place a 1/8- inch nut and ferrule onto the packed 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 clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.
Adapter ferrule
Adapter nut
1/8-inch Packed
column adapter
1/8-inch Packed column
Ferrule
1/8-inch Nut
Capillary tube