Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Making Swagelok connections

    The DXR-GM cell and G-01 control box use Swagelok connections throughout.  In the course of experimental work you will sometimes need to break or re-make some of these couplings.  Swagelok issue the following rules for these procedures.

1. New installations - making a connection for the first time.

    Assemble the components of the joint and make the joint finger-tight.  Mark each part with a pen or pencil.  Hold BOTH parts of the joint with spanners.  Then for ¼" diameter tube, tighten by 1¼ turns.  For 1/8" or 1/16" tube follow the same procedure but tighten by only ¾ turn.

2. Re-making joints.

    Assemble as above and make finger-tight.  Then with spanners make a further ¼ turn (all tube sizes).


see also :OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS for the G-01 GAS-MEMBRANE CONTROL BOX