OSMOMAT 050 User Guide
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Version 1.1 (2011-10-12)
Components
Function
Malfunction
Possible Cause
Measure
The red "Overload"
LED lights up (when
injecting a sample or
during automatic rins-
ing of the measuring
cell using solvent)
The system is partially clogged between
the measuring cell and the waste bottle
All tubes behind the measur-
ing cell, the plunger of the
waste bottle, the channel and
the outlet cannula in the upper
half of the measuring cell must
be cleaned
Liquid leaks from the
tube connection be-
tween measuring cell
and pump when in-
jecting the sample
Entry of measuring cell is clogged
Open and clean measuring
cell
Pressure
transducer
Device rinses the
measuring cell in pe-
riodic intervals and no
longer switches to
STAND-BY position
Device finds no base-
line characteristic
Pressure transducer is defective (pressure
measurement membrane destroyed)
The measuring cell was dry for an extend-
ed period of time and salt crystals have
formed
Pressure transducer must be
replaced
Open measuring cell and rinse
using distilled water
Solvent leaks from the
septum during injec-
tion. Salt crust forms
below the septum
screw
Septum leaking
Replace septum
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