Waters ACQUITY UPLC - Installing One CM-Aux Module, in a Single-Stack Configuration

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Notes:
• The two-column configuration for the ACQUITY UPLC I-Class system
uses low-volume tubing with high-pressure fittings.
• When installing the active preheater on the column inlet, use a wrench
to tighten the gold fitting onto the column an additional 1/4-turn.
• The dual-threaded finger-tight fitting secures the tubing to the column
outlet in ACQUITY UPLC I-Class systems.
Installing one CM-Aux module, in a single-stack configuration
The single-stack configuration supports up to four columns (in any
combination of 50-, 100- or 150-mm columns). The inlet valve is located on the
right-hand side of the column manager.
Required materials
• Gloves: clean, powder-free, chemical-resistant
• 4-column tubing set, for installing the upper auxiliary column manager
(CM-Aux)
Required tools
• 1/4-inch open-end wrench
• 1/2-inch open-end wrench
•2-mm Hex wrench
• 5/16-inch open-end wrench
• 7/16-inch open-end wrench
• T10 TORX driver
• T20 TORX driver
• Right-angle nut extender tool, for low-pressure fittings
• Stainless steel tubing cutter, for cutting waste tubing to length
Repositioning instruments in the system stack
To reposition the instruments in the system stack:
1. Power-off the column manager (CM-A) and detector.