Priming The Pump - Thermo Scientific EASY-nLC 1200 Troubleshooting And Maintenance Manual

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Routine Maintenance
Maintaining the Syringe Pumps

Priming the Pump

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d. Gently pull the pump head off of the guide rods
Figure 61. Removing the pump head from the piston seal tool
7. Mount the pump head back on the pump body using the two screws and a 3 mm L-hex
wrench. Do not mount the stainless steel tubing to the pump head.
Figure 62.
8. Go to the next procedure,
After you replace a piston seal, prime the pump with the appropriate solvent before you
reconnect the solvent line to the pump head.
❖ To prime the pump
1. Turn on the EASY-nLC instrument and log in as an administrator.
2. Set the piston to its fully extended position as follows:
a. On the touch screen, press Home > Overview.
b. Press the pump icon for the pump that you want to control.
The Pump X dialog box opens, where X identifies the pump (A, B, or S).
c. Set the flow rate to 300 µL/min and the volume to 140 µL.
d. Press Start.
"Priming the Pump."
(Figure 61).
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