HP 5973 MSD, Hardware Manual

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To install the GC column in the EI/CI GC/MSD interface
Materials needed:
Adjustment tool (G1099-20030)
Ferrules
0.27-mm id, for 0.10-mm id columns (5062-3518)
0.37-mm id, for 0.20-mm id columns (5062-3516)
0.40-mm id, for 0.25-mm id columns (5181-3323)
0.47-mm id, for 0.32-mm id columns (5062-3514)
0.74-mm id, for 0.53-mm id columns (5062-3512)
Interface column nut (05988-20066)
Wrench, 1/4-inch open-end (8710-0510)
See the MSD reference Collection CD-ROM for a video of this procedure.
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The column should not extend more than 1 mm past the tip of the adjustment tool.
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Tighten only enough so that the column does not slip in the ferrule if tugged gently.
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Note that the EI/CI interface doesn’t extend quite as far into the GC oven as the EI
interface does.
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Do not overtighten. Tighten only until the ferrule squeaks.
N O T E The EI/CI interface doesn’t extend quite as far into the GC oven as the EI interface did.