Restek Capillary Column Installation Guide

Column Installation Guide DJVu  36p

Capillary Column Installation Guide
1-36p complete PDF   2.2Mb total age-served

This Guide ( printed version) is issued with each purchase
 of a Restek fused silica capillary column
NOT just the usual "Sales Pitch" but a wealth of technical info and hints for proper installation and use of capillary columns

Contents:
I Brief lnstallation Procedure . . . 4
II In-depth Installation Info · 5
A) Instrument preparation 5
- gas purification . 5
· carrier gas selection 5
cont . . . 6 . . . cont . . . 7
· using hydrogen as a carrier gas · 8 . . .cont . . . 9
- flow regulated/back pressure pneumatic systems . . . 9
· head pressure regulated pneumatic systems 10
· injector maintenance . . . 11
· protection against dirty samples . . . 12
· replacing critical seals · 12
· changing septa.. 12
· setting gas flow rates· 13
B) Column Mounting and Installation . 14·
 choosing ferrules 14
· installation preparation · 15
inlet installation . 16
 establishing flow 16 . . .
cont . . . 17

· good operating practice 18
· outlet installation 18
· leak-checking techniques 19
(C) Setting Optimum Flow Rates 19 . . . cont . . . 20
(D) Confirming Installation Integrity 21
· dead volume peak shape test 21
· solvent peak shape test . 22
E) Conditioning . . . 22 . . .  cont . . 23 . . . cont  . . . 24
Fl Test Mixtures 25
cont . . . 26 
l1l Operational Information

. . . · 27
A) Standby operation 27
B) Column removal and storage 27
C) Protection against dirty samples · 27
. . . cont . . . 28
D) Connecting fused silica tubing 29
E) Connecting stainless steel tubing 29
F) Column maintenance and rinsing 30
. . . cont  . . . 31 . . cont . . . . . 32
G) Inlecting water and other solvents . 33
IV Warranty and Column Return Procedure 34

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