
DNAPac PA200
Document No. 065036
Page 3 of 25
Section 8 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ............................................................................................... 23
8.1
F
INDING THE
S
OURCE OF
H
IGH
S
YSTEM
B
ACK
P
RESSURE
.............................................................. 23
8.2
B
ACKPRESSURE ON
C
OLUMN
H
AS
I
NCREASED
................................................................................ 23
8.3
D
ECREASING
P
EAK
R
ETENTION
T
IMES
............................................................................................ 23
8.4
D
ECREASING
P
EAK
E
FFICIENCY AND
R
ESOLUTION
......................................................................... 23
8.5
P
OOR
P
EAK
E
FFICIENCY AND
R
ESOLUTION
..................................................................................... 24
8.6
U
NIDENTIFIED
P
EAKS
A
PPEAR
......................................................................................................... 24
8.7
D
ECREASED
D
ETECTION
S
ENSITIVITY
............................................................................................. 24
8.8
C
OLUMN
P
ROBLEMS
........................................................................................................................ 24
8.9
P
EAK
E
FFICIENCY AND
R
ESOLUTION
A
RE
D
ECREASING
................................................................. 24
8.10
S
YSTEM
P
ROBLEMS
.......................................................................................................................... 24
8.10.1
High Detection Background Caused by the System .............................................................. 24
8.10.2
No Peaks, Poor Peak Area Reproducibility or Unexpectedly Small Peak Area. ................... 25
8.10.3
Incorrect or Variable Retention Times .................................................................................. 25
8.11
C
OLUMN
C
LEANUP
........................................................................................................................... 25
8.11.1
High Salt Wash to Remove Ionic Components ..................................................................... 25
8.11.2
Organic Solvent Wash to Remove Non-Ionic Components .................................................. 25