FAQ

How do I install a micropacked column?

30 Jul 2025

To install into a capillary column injection port:
If the column tubing is too large to install through the current capillary column nut, you can use a “pig-tail” setup with a 1/16” compression union like cat.# 23165. Simply connect a short piece of MXT tubing (cut from cat.# 70045) into one end of the union with ferrule 20202, and use ferrule 21058 to install a 0.95 mm OD micropacked column into the other end of the union. Or for 1/16” OD columns, use the stainless-steel compression ferrules (which come with the compression union) to install into the opposite end of the union. The MXT tubing should fit through most capillary column nuts. We may have an appropriate kit for Agilent GC to make installation easier.

To install into a packed-column injection port:
Check your instrument manual for instructions. For Agilent instruments, you may be able to use an injection port adaptor fitting like cat.# 21303 with an appropriate liner like cat.# 20967. For 0.95 mm OD columns, you will need ferrules 21058; for 1/16” OD columns, you can either use the stainless steel compression ferrule that is included with adaptor cat.# 21303 or 1/16″ graphite compression ferrules like cat.# 20207 or cat.# 21060.

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