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Operation
Chip Loading and Unloading
Chip Loading and Unloading
The G4240A Chip Cube features a semiautomatic chip handler. One
HPLC-Chip at a time can be placed in the loading slot. Once it has been fully
inserted, the chip feeder pulls it in and connects it hydraulically and
electrically without manual user interaction.
Loading a Chip
1 Place an HPLC-Chip into the chip loading slot (see
The handle of the HPLC-Chip is keyed and will only fit in one orientation. The curved side
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goes left. Don't force the chip into the loading slot if it is not moving easily.
2 In Chemstation, left-click the Chip Cube icon or select More Chip Cube from
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the Instrument menu. Click Standby to load the chip into standby position.
More Chip Cube Dialog box
load chip
HPLC-Chip Cube Interface User's Guide
"Chip Cube"
on page 24.