Waters 30 mm ID Preparative Guard Cartridges and Guard Holders - Manual

[ CARE AND USE MANUAL ]
30 mm ID Preparative Guard Cartridges and Guard Holders
CONT ENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. SPECIFICATIONS
III. TIGHTENING PROCEDURE
IV. START-UP RECOMMENDATIONS
a. Background (Avoid Pressure Pikes)
b. Start-Up
V. INSTALLING AND REPLACING
THE GUARD CARTRIDGE AND
CARTRIDGE HOLDER
VI. WHEN TO REPLACE THE
GUARD CARTRIDGE
VII. REPLACING THE O-RINGS
VIII. TROUBLESHOOTING
IX. GUARD CARTRIDGE STORAGE
a. HPLC Guard Cartridges
b. SFC Guard Cartridges
X. ORDERING INFORMATION
XI. WARRANT Y/SERVICE INFORMATION
I. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the 30 mm ID Preparative Guard Cartridge and
Guard Holder assembly. This preparative guard assembly is designed to
protect 30 mm ID Preparative Optimum Bed Density (OBD™) Columns and
is suitable for both HPLC and SFC.
II. SPECIFICATIONS
Preparative Guard Cartridge Specifications
Dimension 30 mm ID x 10 mm length
Pressure Limit 6,000 psi (413 bar)
Materials Construction 316 stainless steel
Solvent Compatibility Suitable for common HPLC (reversed-phase and
normal-phase) and SFC mobile phases. Minor
swelling of O-rings in THF and chloroform may
require more frequent replacement if leaks
observed. Solvent compatibility of the packing
is the same as that of the preparative column.
Column Volume 7 mL