text: Can I use the CE Window Maker for removla of PFA coating on copper wires? | Knowledge Base by MicroSolv Technology helpful articles for HPLC, CE and filtration.
  Window Maker for Capillaries
  Reference Number: AA-00397 Created: 04/10/2012 10:42 AM Last Updated: 07/26/2018 11:17 AM
  The unit is designed specifically for use in making "detection windows" in polyimide coated fused quartz silica with a very specific thickness and outer diameter (OD) which are used for capillary electrophoresis instruments. The low amount of heat that is delivered from the heating unit is specific and designed to burn off this polyimide and not damage the underlying quartz or silica. <?xml:namespace prefix = "o" />
  If you which to "burn off" the PFA on wire, it is possible that unit would be sufficient but the amount of PFA removed each time may be inconsistent. Therefore we do not recommend our unit for this application