Installation test
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6.3
Preparing the installation test
1
Move inlet tubing B1 to a flask containing 500 ml of 0.4% acetone
in distilled water.
2
Make sure that a bypass capillary is installed between port 1 of the
V2 and V3 column selection valves.
3
In the
System Control
module, select menu
Manual:Flowpath
. Then
select
ColumnPosition/Position1Bypass
.
4
Check that the correct mixer chamber is installed in the mixer:
- 0.6 ml in ÄKTAexplorer 10
- 2.0 ml in ÄKTAexplorer 100
Installation Test Method Guide
Buffer A11:
Distilled water
Buffer B1:
0.4% acetone in distilled water
Test flow rate:
5 ml/min in ÄKTAexplorer 10.
10 ml/min in ÄKTAexplorer 100.
Test run time:
Approximately 30 minutes
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