Needle Centering Over The Vial Or The Well - Agilent Technologies G1367A Reference Manual

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Troubleshooting and Test Functions

Needle centering over the vial or the well

The positioning of the needle is very precise. You have to take no action if the needle hits in
NO TE
the safe area.
Figure 16
If the diameter for the safe area is approximately 1mm smaller than the diameter of the
NO TE
septum no corrective action is necessary.
Action to take if the needle does not hit in the safe area
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Vial cap
Check if the right vials or plates are used (see) or (see
Recommended Vials and Caps"
Make sure the needle is correctly installed. It should be pushed into the
needle carrier as far forward as possible and centered in the vial pusher.
Upgrade the firmware revision to A.04.14 or higher and the ChemStation
revision to A.08.04 or higher
Perform an auto-alignment (without any plates in place)
Change the tray G1367-60001 (see service note G1367-007)
metal border
Septum
Safe area to hit
on page 36).
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