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Installing Optional Kits
Installing the HS Adapter Kit on the SSL/SSLBKF Injector
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d. The system monitors the pressure for one minute. If the pressure does not drop more
than the maximum allowed sensitivity value, then the leak check will pass.
If the leak check did not pass, you should use the leak detector to find and fix the
leaks.
e.
Repeat the leak check until no leaks are indicated.
22. Calibrate the carrier gas flow (column evaluation).
a.
Carefully push the capillary column end into the flow meter section of the column-
flowmeter connector. See
.
Figure 356.
Column Flowmeter Connector
b. Connect the flowmeter to the dedicated fitting on the column-flowmeter connector.
c.
If your GC is equipped with the touch screen as user interface, select
Back
or
Front
Column
icon in the
Configuration
menu, otherwise perform the Column
Evaluation through the Chromatography Data System by selecting the proper
function.
d. Select the column and input the physical characteristics of the column.
e.
If a pre-/post-column is present, set the length and nominal internal diameter of the
pre-/post-column in the same valid ranges for the column. The following two lines
are added to the menu.
f.
According to the physical characteristics of the column, the system calculates and
displays the relevant Column K-factor.
g. Start column evaluation. At the end of the routine, a message will indicate that
evaluation was successful.
Tip
Leaks can be caused by not tightening the fitting on the column-flowmeter
connector. We recommend that you check that fitting before looking elsewhere.
Note
For the most reproducible results, you should conduct a more detailed
column evaluation. However, the following steps, while recommended, are not
required.
A B C
To flowmeter
