44 5977 Series MSD Operation Manual
2 Installing GC Columns
6 Check the end of the tube with a magnifier. The end of the tube need not be
perfectly square, but should not have cracks which extend under the
ferrule. Figure 9 shows a completed tube end.
7 Connect column to the Quick Swap or PUU with internal nuts and
preswaged SilTite ferrules (Figure 10). Finger-tighten the nuts. Further
tighten with a wrench only 15 to 20 degrees.
Figure 9 Tube end with internal nut and swaged SilTite ferrule
Figure 10 Completed Ultimate union with columns