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Connecting the EASY-Spray Column Plumbing
Examples of LC Connections to the EASY-Spray Column
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EASY-Spray Series Ion Source User Guide
Thermo Scientific
To plumb a two-column setup for the EASY-nLC 1200 instrument
1. Assemble and connect the Column Out line as follows:
a. Insert the Column Out line’s nanoViper fitting into the Viper union, and then
connect the other end of the union to the appropriate end of the nanoViper
precolumn.
b. Alternate tightening each fitting in increments until you feel resistance, and then
tighten both fittings by an additional 1/8-turn (45 degrees). Do not tighten the
fittings by more than 1/4-turn.
c.
On the other end of the precolumn, insert the fitting into the venting Tee’s side port
(
), and then tighten 1/8- to 1/4-turn (45–90 degrees).
2. On the Waste In line, insert the fitting into the venting Tee’s bottom port, tighten the
fitting by hand until you feel resistance, and then tighten the fitting again by an
additional 1/8- to 1/4-turn. Do not tighten the fitting by more than a 1/4-turn.
3. Insert a 3 mm hex key into the bolt that secures the (venting) Tee holder to the column
holder, loosen the hex bolt, and then slowly move the Tee holder forward.
4. Connect the venting Tee to the EASY-Spray column (
Figure 16.
Example of a two-column setup with nanoViper fittings and a Viper union
5. Adjust the Tee holder’s position so that it supports the nanoViper fitting, and then use a
3 mm hex key to tighten the hex bolt on the bottom of the column holder.
Note
Follow the recommended flow direction stated on the precolumn label.
Note
regarding the nanoViper fittings.
Column Out line
Waste In line
EASY-Spray column