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Installation
Connecting the Low-Pressure Solvent Lines
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Accela Pump Hardware Manual
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d. Unscrew the swaged fitting and verify the following (see
Figure 15
):
• The end of the square-cut tubing is flush with the end of the ferrule.
• The steel compression ring is seated over the ferrule.
Figure 15.
View of fitting swaged onto tubing
5. Insert the tubing with the properly swaged fitting into inlet port A, and then tighten the
nut fingertight. Be careful not to cross-thread the fitting, which can cause solvent leakage
(see
Figure 16
).
6. Pass the solvent inlet line through the openings along the left side of each Accela module
to complete the installation.
7. Repeat the above steps for the B, C, and D solvent inlet lines.
Figure 16.
Vacuum degas connections
Compression ring
(seated on ferrule)
Vacuum degasser
inlets and outlets
