Inlet Valves - GE AKTA avant User Manual

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3 Standard instrument modules

3.4 Inlet valves

Introduction

The inlet valves are used to select which buffers or samples to use in a run.

Inlet valve A is located before System pump A, Inlet valve B is located before System

pump B, and the Sample inlet valve is located before the Sample pump. Inlet valve A and

Inlet valve B are connected to the Quaternary valve. The Quaternary valve is used for

automatic buffer preparation in BufferPro, and for formation of quaternary gradients.

The number of inlets can be increased by installing extra inlet valves. For information

on how to install extra valves, please refer to Section 4.1 System extension overview, on

This section describes the location and function of the inlet valves.

Location and illustration of inlet

The following illustration shows the location of the inlet valves and also enlargements

of Inlet valve A and the Quaternary valve.

Sample inlet valve

Inlet valve A

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