Qda Solvent Compatibility (Kad); Items Exposed To Solvent - Waters ACQUITY QDa Overview And Maintenance Manual

C.3

QDa solvent compatibility (KAD)

Note: The solvent compatibility information in this section refers to the KAD version of the QDa
detector, shown in the following figure:
Figure C–1:
C.3.1

Items exposed to solvent

The items that appear in the following table can be exposed to solvent. You must evaluate the
compatibility issues if the solvents used in your application differ from the solvents normally used
with these items.
See page 73 for details about the most common ingredients used to prepare mobile phases.
Table C–1:
Item
Gas exhaust port
Gas tubes
Ion block
Ion block support
QDa Detector (KAD)
Items exposed to solvent (KAD)
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PTFE exhaust
tubing
Source exhaust tube
elbow connector
Waste liquid drip
port
Material
Aluminium
FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene)
Stainless steel
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PEEK (polyetheretherketone)
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Exhaust trap bottle