Agilent Technologies 1260 User Manual page 92

5
Using the Detector
Setting up an Analysis
5 Purge the pump. For more information see
6 Allow the detector to warm up at least 60 minutes to provide a stable
For reproducible chromatography, the detector and lamp should be on for at least one hour.
N O T E
Otherwise the detector baseline may still drift (depending on the environment). See also
section Wander/Drift Problems Due to Temperature Changesin the Service Manual..
Table 23
Time [minutes]
17 - 20
27 - 30
37 - 40
47 - 50
57 - 60
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System" on page 84.
baseline (see example in
Figure 35 Stabilization of Baseline (both lamps turned on at the same time)
Baseline drift after lamp turn on (example from Figure above)
"Priming and Purging the
Figure 35 on page 92 and
Drift [mAU/hr]
2.6
0.8
0.4
0.2
< 0.2
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Table 23 on page 92).