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Installing Intuvo 9000 GC Column
To Replace an Intuvo GC Column
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Verify that all Intuvo gaskets in the flow path are rated for the maximum
column temperature expected with your method. Replace any gaskets that
have a lower temperature rating with one that has a temperature rating that
is compatible with your method.
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Place the column’s click and run connectors into the single column (right)
bus fitting. See the GC manual for installing 2 columns in the GC.
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Insert the column's attached Intuvo SmartID Key into the lower USB
connection shown.
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Secure the new column by rotating the
1 c
tab of the 4 column clamps over
the column retaining ring using the Intuvo torque driver.
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Verify that the column’s click and run fittings sit flat against the gasket.
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Loosely install the two compression bolts.
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Tighten the compression bolts until you hear a click from the Intuvo torque
driver.
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Close the column door.
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Install the bus door.
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Close the GC front door.
CAUTION
Use the Intuvo torque driver to tighten the compression bolt until you hear one
click. Over-tightening can damage the flow path, strip the fittings, and cause
leaks.