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Maintenance
Removing and Installing a GC Capillary Column
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TSQ Quantum XLS Series User Guide
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Installing a GC Capillary Column
For additional GC column installation information, refer to the
TRACE GC Ultra Operating
Manual
and the
TRACE GC Ultra Maintenance and Troubleshooting Manual
.
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To install a GC capillary column
1. Connect the column to the injector. For instructions, refer to the Columns chapter of the
TRACE GC Ultra Operating Manual
. For the column depth length for your injector, refer
to the
TRACE GC Ultra Quick Reference
card.
2. Set up the gas chromatograph:
a. Turn on the gas chromatograph.
b. Set the oven and injector temperatures to 30 °C.
c.
Set the injector flow to 1.0 mL/min.
d. Turn off vacuum compensation (under the Right or Left Carrier menu).
e.
Dip the column outlet in a small vial of methanol. Bubbles indicate there is flow
through the column.
Tools needed
• Capillary column
• Gloves, cleanroom grade (P/N 23827-0008 and 23827-0009)
• Injector ferrule, for 0.25 mm column (P/N 290 134 88)
• Leak detector, hand-held electronic (GL Sciences, Inc., model LD-228, or
equivalent)
• Lint-free tissue
• Magnifying glass
• Methanol or other suitable solvent
• Scoring wafer (or sapphire scribe) to cut capillary column
• Transfer line ferrule, 0.4 mm ID (P/N A0101-18100)
• Wrench, open-ended, 5/16 in.
• Wrench, two, open-ended, 7/16 in.
• Wrench, open-ended, 6 mm
Frequency
As needed
WARNING
Burn Hazard
.
The injector, oven, and transfer line might be hot. Allow
them to cool to room temperature before touching them.
Note
Wear clean, lint- and powder-free gloves when you handle the column and
injector ferrule.
