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low pressure chromatography column
7.4.2
Replacing the glass body
ATTENTION
Faulty assembly
Damage to the glass body possible due to faulty assembly.
► Take care during assembly of the glass body that the maximum torque of 5 Nm
for columns with 70 and 100 mm ID respectively 10 Nm for column with 140 mm
and 200 mm ID are not exceeded.
► Assemble the cylinder screws in a diagonal pattern and always tighten on the
opposite sites.
► Take care during assembly of the glass body that affected parts are correctly
aligned
Required devices:
• Cylinder screw key / torque wrench
The glass body is dismantled as follows:
1. Remove the adjustable end piece Chapter 6.1, S. 18.
2. Loosen the cylinder screws stepwise half turn. Do it diagonally: Loosen
cylinder screws always on opposite sites.
3. Remove cylinder screws.
4. Remove column disc from the column body.
