Installing the Detector
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To connect the instrument to the power source:
1.
Select the correct power cord for your location.
2.
Connect the female end of the power cord to the power port on the rear panel of the
instrument.
2.3.7 Preparing the Syringe and Syringe Pump
This section refers to the 250-µL Hamilton syringe, various syringe fittings, and the API
Setup Solution (polypropylene glycol/reserpine/cyclodextrin) found in the Startup Kit.
1.
Flush the syringe three times with methanol or a volume-to-volume mixture of 70%
methanol : 30% water.
2.
Load the syringe with the setup solution, and connect the Rheodyne 9013 needle
port fitting to the PEEK
union, finger tightening it.
3.
Clip the ground cable (with the plug-in clip), located on the lower-right side of the
front panel, into the syringe needle.
4.
Fit the syringe into the syringe pump, and set the syringe stop accordingly
(
Figure 2-9 Syringe Pump
Caution:
To avoid electrical shock, always ground the needle.
Caution:
The syringe pump includes a positive syringe stop to prevent
certain syringe types from breaking. Nevertheless, as added protection
against syringe breakage, you should set the syringe stop adjustor. This
prevents the syringe plunger from traveling its full stroke inside the syringe
barrel, reducing the potential for breakage.
TP01745
Syringe Stop Adjustor
Syringe
Needle Port
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