
User Manual
Genevac HT-4X Evaporation System
04-7415 Issue 1-16 August
2014
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Condensation
TFA creep
Solvent condensation within the evaporator
is most likely to occur with high boiling point
solvents such as NMP, DMI, DMSO and
possibly DMF. It occurs when the chamber
walls are cooler than the solvent vapour.
To prevent this happening, the evaporator
chamber should be pre-heated. To do this,
enter the
Run Data
screen, set the
Minimum Chamber Temperature
field to
40°C and start the run. From room
temperature, the chamber may take up to
40 minutes to reach this temperature. Note
the CoolHeat lamps do not operate during
this pre-heating cycle.
Do not pre-heat the chamber when
evaporating volatile solvents such as TFA,
acetonitrile or methanol. Check the sample
swings are able to move freely.
Clean the quartz glass using a suitable
solvent (such as methanol or acetone) and
a lint free cloth or paper towel. Clean the
swings and rotor in the same way. Take
care to avoid solvent contact with the
outside paintwork and accessories of the
chamber.
TFA
creep
is the movement of TFA up the
inside of the tubes, vials or microtitre plates.
Cross contamination problems can arise
and sample material may be thrown onto the
IR lamp windows as the rotor spins.
Deposits on the lamp lenses can be
carbonised by the heat from the lamps,
causing crack propagation sites to form on
the quartz glass. Inspect the lamp glass at
regular intervals and clean with a lint free
cloth and acetone.
Carbonised deposit from samples
IR lamp glass cracked
A range of specialised sample holders is
available to protect the quartz lenses.
Contact Genevac Sales for details.