This document is an instruction manual for Agilent Micro Fluidics 1/16-inch Tube Union Kits.
This guide explains how to install Agilent 1/16-inch tube union kits to connect fused silica capillary tubing to metal tubing. It includes parts lists, tools required, safety precautions, and step-by-step instructions for preparing tubing and connecting it to the nut plate assembly. Safety warnings cover handling hot components and hydrogen gas risks.
The kits include inert and non-inert tubing options with different inner diameters, and common parts such as hex nuts and internal nuts. Installation requires swaging ferrules, trimming tubing ends, and tightening fittings with specific torque limits to ensure leak-free connections.
Trim the tubing at the small end of the ferrule, leaving approximately 0.3 mm of tubing extending beyond the ferrule.
Tighten with a wrench by only 15 to 20 degrees of rotation.