294 Maintaining Your GC
15 Maintaining the FPD
+
4 Install the 1/8- inch packed metal column onto the column
adapter.
5 Finger- tighten the column, then tighten an additional
1/8 turn using two wrenches.
6 Place the adapter nut and ferrule onto the adapter.
7 Carefully install the adapter assembly into the detector
fitting. Align the adapter so the it enters the detector
fitting as vertically as possible. Avoid stressing the
adapter capillary tube. The adapter nut should turn
freely.
Handle the adapter carefully and install the packed column before
installing the adapter into the detector base. The thin-walled
capillary tube that carries the sample into the detector can be
damaged by rough handling.