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7. Press the thermal gasket into the column compartment tray, ensuring
the gasket is centered and formed into the bottom of the tray, with equal
lengths on both sides.
8. Firmly press the column stabilizer assembly into the thermal gasket,
ensuring the thermal gasket uniformly envelops the sides of the column
stabilizer and does not bunch beneath it.
Column stabilizer assembly (two styles):
Column-stabilizer-
inlet tubing
Threaded holes for
Phillips screws
Thermal gasket visible along
both sides of stabilizer
Reusable fittings
Inlet tubing to injector
For 150-mm column
For 50-mm or 100-mm column