{"id":3095,"date":"2025-07-30T21:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/?p=3095"},"modified":"2025-12-08T23:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:29:24","slug":"how-do-i-install-a-packed-column-into-a-capillary-gc-injection-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/fr\/faq\/gnot5131\/how-do-i-install-a-packed-column-into-a-capillary-gc-injection-port","title":{"rendered":"How do I install a packed column into a capillary GC injection port?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The easiest way to install a packed column into a capillary column injection port is to use a \u201cpigtail\u201d set-up. All that is needed is a short piece of deactivated 0.53 mm ID MXT guard column tubing (which can be cut from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/p\/70045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cat.# 70045<\/a>), appropriate compression unions (reducing or straight-through) and appropriate ferrules. For example, for 1\/8&#8243; packed columns, reducing union&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/p\/23168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">23168<\/a>&nbsp;along with ferrules&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/p\/20202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20202<\/a>&nbsp;(for the 0.53 mm ID MXT column segment) is all that is needed. The same setup can usually be used for the detector side as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/figure-article-GNOT3396-01-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;pigtail&quot; set-up of guard column tubing, union and ferrules\" class=\"wp-image-3096\" title=\"-\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The easiest way to install a packed column into a capillary column injection port is to use a \u201cpigtail\u201d set-up. All that is needed is a short piece of deactivated 0.53 mm ID MXT guard column tubing (which can be cut from&nbsp;cat.# 70045), appropriate compression unions (reducing or straight-through) and appropriate ferrules. 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