Agilent InfinityLab LC Series Multicolumn Thermostats User Manual
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Using the Module
Installing Valve Heads
Installing Valve Heads
If ordered, the valve drives are factory-installed in the Multicolumn Thermostat.
The valve heads are interchangeable and can be easily mounted.
At the first installation, the transportation lock and the dummy valve have to be
“Remove the Transportation Lock and the Valve Dummy”
page 55. The valve heads can be installed by mounting the valve heads onto the
valve drives and fastening the nut manually (do not use any tools).
Be sure that the guide pin snaps into the groove of the valve drive thread.
Remove the Transportation Lock and the Valve
Dummy
The following procedure demonstrates the necessary steps for installing the
valve head to the valve drive of a Multicolumn Thermostat (MCT).
For the installation of a valve head to a G1170A Valve Drive you can ignore the
steps that describe the MCT features of the transportation lock and spring
loaded valve drive.
NOTE
The valves are mounted on pull-out rails to allow easy installation of capillaries.
Push the valve gently into its housing until it snaps into the inner position, push it
again and it slides out.
When all capillaries are installed, push the valve back into its housing, see
