The method has been balloted within Committee D02. Testers must be able to perform ASTM D 2887, "Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography," with an open tubular column 25 to 33' (7.5 to 10 m) long, a flame ionization detector, and a heating oven capable of being controlled within +/-1^oC when operating at temperature ranges from 500 to 801^oF (260 to 427^oC).

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