Required accessories for Gen3 Aurora CSI columns

Required accessories for Gen3 Aurora CSI columns

Depending on your desired column length and instrument setup, the following accessories may be required:



Earth cable
  1. Part No. HVCABLE02
  2. Required for all Aurora CSI column dimensions in a Bruker CaptiveSpray source if an existing earth cable is not fitted to the instrument
  3. Allows the earth connection to be established with the nanoZero® or VHP fitting



30 mm Grounding Arm for Bruker Column Toaster
  1. Part No. GNDARM01
  2. Required for 5 cm Aurora Rapid columns with a Bruker Column Toaster in a Bruker CaptiveSpray or CaptiveSpray 2 source.
  3. This replaces the plastic grounding arm inside the Bruker Column Toaster and allows the earth connection to be established with the nanoZero® 

55 mm Grounding Arm for Bruker Column Toaster
  1. Part No. GNDARM02
  2. Required for 8 cm Aurora Rapid columns with a Bruker Column Toaster in a Bruker CaptiveSpray or CaptiveSpray 2 source.
  3. This replaces the plastic grounding arm inside the Bruker Column Toaster and allows the earth connection to be established with the nanoZero® 


Column heater
  1. Required for heating 60cm Aurora Frontier CSI columns
  2. Optional for heating 25cm Aurora Ultimate CSI, 15cm Aurora Elite CSI, 5cm Aurora Rapid150 CSI, and 5cm Aurora Rapid75 CSI columns. Please note that operation of 25cm Aurora Ultimate and 15cm Aurora Elite columns without a column heater may result in fluctuating operating temperatures and higher back pressures at optimal flow rates, generating inconsistent sample separation.

If you would like to learn more about which column heaters are compatible with Aurora Series columns, please visit this support article.

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