Prepare The Pump - Agilent Technologies Infinity II 1290 User Manual

3
Using the Pump
Best Practices

Prepare the pump

Purge
Use the Purge function to:
• fill the pump,
• exchange a solvent,
• remove air bubbles in tubes and pump heads.
Condition
Use the Conditioning function:
• daily when starting the pump,
• to minimize pressure ripple by dissolving air bubbles in pump heads.
Condition your complete system with solvents and composition of your application (for
N O T E
example 50 %/50 % A/B at 0.5 mL/min.
Seal wash
The seal wash function runs continuously and is controlled by the seal
wash sensor. This guarantees a maximum seal life time.
Contaminated seal wash solvent
C A U T I O N
➔
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Do not recycle seal wash solvent to avoid contamination.
Weekly exchange seal wash solvent.
Agilent 1290 Infinity II Flexible Pump User Manual