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Installing Optional Kits
Connecting a SSL/PTV Backflush System
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5. Connect the analytical column to the detector base.
a.
Slide the retaining nut and the graphite ferrule onto the capillary column with the
bevelled end facing the detector base.
Be careful to avoid damaging the graphite ferrule when inserting the column.
b. Cut 2–3 cm from the column end.
c.
Insert the column into the detector base body and slide the ferrule up to the detector
base.
d. Finger-tighten the column retaining nut until it starts to grip the column.
e.
Push the column through the detector base according to the detector in use.
f.
Use the 6 mm wrench to tighten the retaining nut. Use enough pressure necessary to
obtain a good seal without overtighten.
To install of a second backflush system
If a second SSL/PTV Backflush system is installed, you can connect both the systems by using
two Tee connectors mounted on the same mounting bracket as schematically shown in
Figure 365.
Schematically Connection of a Second Backflush System
Tip
Turn the Tee connector as required to allow the installation of the two precolumns.
Backflush Line
Capillary Column
Backflush Line
Capillary Column
Precolumn
Precolumn
