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Using the Degasser
Starting the Degasser
Starting the Degasser
1 Press the line-power switch on the front panel.
2 Turn on your pump by selecting the On/Off button [F8] in the Analysis
3 Observe the degasser status lamp on the front panel.
The status lamp is off when there is sufficient vacuum in the degasser.
During operation, the status lamp may be yellow for several seconds. This
indicates there is insufficient vacuum in the online degasser and the vacuum
pump is on to create sufficient vacuum.
Removing Gas Bubbles
If you see gas bubbles in the solvent tubing or inside the solvent filter:
1 Disconnect the solvent tube of the first solvent channel from your pump.
2 Connect the syringe adapter onto the syringe from degasser accessory kit.
3 Pull the syringe plunger to draw solvent through the degasser and tubing.
4 Disconnect the syringe adapter from the solvent tube.
5 Connect the solvent tube to your pump.
Repeat
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screen.
Continue to draw solvent through tubing until no gas bubbles are visible.
step 1
through
step 5
for other solvent channels.
1200 Series Handheld Control Module Users's Guide