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Installation
Installing the Column the First Time
Thermo Scientific
TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 Hardware Manual
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ii. For
ECD
and
FPD
, insert the notched septum on the column to hold the
retaining nut in this position. Thread the retaining nut into the detector but do
not tighten. Adjust the column position so that the septum contact the bottom
of the retaining nut.
Finger-tighten the retaining nut until it starts to grip the column plus a quarter
turn.
iii. Remove the notched septum from the column.
g. For
PDD
the capillary column must enter
136 mm
into the pre-installed capillary
column adapter.
i.
Make a mark on the column 136 mm from the end.
ii. Remove the knurled nut column inlet at the bottom of the detector. Slide the nut
overt the end of the column, followed by the appropriate column ferrule.
iii. Seat the ferrule in the detail of the column adapter and begin sliding the column
through the capillary column adapter and into the column inlet.
iv. Get the nut started on the threads and tighten it until you feel it contact the
ferrule, then back off half a turn.
v.
Slide the column into the column inlet until the mark is flush with the surface of
the knurled nut, and secure the column in the adapter by tightening the knurled
nut finger tight only.
11. End of the column installation.
a.
Close the front door of the GC.
Note
When inserting the capillary column into the PDD detector it might rarely
happen to feel a slight resistance. In this case, for proper column installation, pull
the column out slightly and adjust the angle before inserting it further.
IMPORTANT
To install a packed column, the pre-installed capillary column adapter must
be replaced with the
packed columns adapter
that enters into the PDD cell for the correct
length.
