15-Day
Refurbishment cadence
OEM-Spec
Verified against OEM and published benchmarks; report included.
On-Staff
Solution Scientists
Since 1996
Three decades supporting labs
What you are buying
A refurbished and warrantied Agilent 1260 Infinity G1316A column thermostat. It holds the column at a set temperature, which fixes selectivity and retention time.
Every unit we sell moves through the GenTech Certified process. Solution Scientists disassemble and inspect each module, replace all consumables and degraded wear components, then tune and calibrate the instrument and verify performance against OEM and published benchmarks using known reference chemicals. The instrument ships with its verification report. A certified-refurbished system gives you that performance without the capital cost or the lead time of a new purchase.
What Agilent says about this platform
Agilent designed the 1260 Infinity Thermostatted Column Compartment to ensure exceptional chromatographic peak reproducibility by eliminating column temperature ambient drift. The G1316A is built to hold temperature from 10°C below ambient to 80°C using Peltier heating and cooling, with the SL variants (G1316B, G1316C) reaching 100°C. Two built-in heat exchangers pre-heat the solvent before it reaches the column. Temperature stability holds to within 0.15°C and accuracy to within 0.8°C. The compartment carries up to three 30-centimeter columns and warms or cools from ambient to a 40°C change in about five minutes. An automated column identification module tracks which column is installed. Agilent connects the unit to the rest of the stack over a CAN cable, with RS-232C available. An optional column switching valve adds automated column selection on the G1316A and G1316B SL.
What each module does
Column thermostat
Holds the column at a set temperature, which fixes selectivity and retention time. Temperature control turns a method written in one lab into the same method in another.
Rather than a simple passive enclosure, the Agilent G1316A acts as a dynamic environmental stabilization module within a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC / UHPLC) stack. Positioned immediately between the autosampler and the detector, its primary job is to maintain the analytical columns at a completely uniform, user-defined temperature. This process executes several critical system-wide functions:
- Stabilizes Retention Times: It utilizes dual Peltier elements to maintain a constant thermal environment, eliminating drift caused by shifting laboratory ambient temperatures during long analytical sequences.
- Reduces System Backpressure: Heating the column lowers solvent viscosity, which significantly reduces total system backpressure and allows laboratories to operate at higher mobile phase flow velocities.
- Pre-Heats Mobile Phases: It routes incoming solvents through dedicated internal capillaries that match the solvent temperature to the column setpoint, preventing baseline noise and peak asymmetry.
- Automated Column Identification: It integrates an electronic read/write tag system that tracks column type, dimensions, serial numbers, and injection history to simplify compliance and GLP auditing.
| In this stack | |
| Agilent 1260 Infinity TCC G1316A | Verified |
| Warranty Coverage Extended Options Available | Included |
| Each module is individually serialized and performance-verified before the stack is assembled and tested as a complete system. | |
Technical detail
| Temperature range | 10°C below ambient to 80°C |
| Temperature stability | ±0.15°C |
| Temperature accuracy | ±0.5 °C (with optional calibration ± 0.2 °C) |
| Column capacity | Up to three 30 cm columns |
| Internal Volume | 3 µL (left heat exchanger) / 6 µL (right heat exchanger) |
| Heat-up/Cool-down Time | About 5 min for a 40°C change |
| Safety Features | Two leak sensors, door open sensor, thermal fuse |
*OEM specifications for brand new instrument.
What “GenTech Certified” means
Refurbishment at GenTech is a defined process, not a wipe-down. Every system moves through the same specific stages.
1. Disassembly and rebuild. Solution Scientists strip the instrument down, clean each module inside and out, and rebuild it from the frame up. They replace pump seals, pistons, and check valves to specification.
2. Configuration and new parts. Solution Scientists install the options and modules you selected and fit new wear parts throughout. They replace the detector lamp with a new one and reset the lamp hours.
3. Diagnostic and performance testing. Solution Scientists tune and calibrate the instrument, run system diagnostics, and confirm detector wavelength accuracy. They test full-system pressure and gradient performance against OEM and published benchmarks using known reference chemicals.
4. Delivery and installation. The instrument ships in protective packing with a one-year warranty option and professional installation available from a GenTech Solution Scientist.
Labs that run this system
The 1260 HPLC is method-compatible across the techniques most regulated and research labs run every day. These are the application areas buyers ask about most.
Strict Reproducibility in Controlled Stability Assays
Pharma validation labs rely on the G1316A to ensure reproducible retention windows during rigorous stability-indicating drug assays. Tight temperature controls eliminate thermal drift, ensuring precise peak matching and reliable compliance validation.
Sharp Peak Separation for Complex Pesticide Panels
Environmental testing facilities use this thermostatted compartment to keep column conditions static when evaluating volatile organic components. Preventing ambient temperature shifts maintains optimal peak resolution across heavily contaminated agricultural extractions.
Consistent Chiral Isomer and Sugar Determinations
Food safety labs deploy the 1260 column oven to control spatial resolutions during complex carbohydrate and organic acid screenings. Stable temperature management prevents overlapping peaks, ensuring unambiguous ingredient quantifications.
High-Precision Calibration for Potency Profiles
Commercial cannabis labs leverage the G1316A to secure repeatable cannabinoid peak areas over continuous overnight multi-sample batches. Eliminating thermal fluctuations ensures retention times remain anchored for automated software integrations.
Defensible Retention Indices for Toxicology Queues
Crime laboratories apply this column compartment to achieve highly accurate retention indices during automated targeted illicit substance screenings. The uniform thermal baseline generates the legally defensible chromatograms required for judicial validation.
| Weight | 25 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 24 × 24 × 24 in |
| Condition | Refurbished |
| Model | G1316A |
| OEM | Agilent Technologies |
| Financing | Financing Options Available |
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