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6 Allow the detector to warm up of at least 60 minutes to provide a stable
.
For reproducible chromatography, the detector and lamp should be on for at least one hour.
N O T E
Otherwise the detector baseline may still drift (depending on the environment). See also
section
Figure 34
Table 13
Time [minutes]
17 - 20
27 - 30
37 - 40
47 - 50
57 - 60
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baseline (see example in
"Wander / Drift Problems Due to Temperature Changes"
Stabilization of Baseline (both lamps turned on at the same time)
Baseline drift after lamp turn on (example from
Figure 34 and Table
Drift [mAU/hr]
2.6
0.8
0.4
0.2
< 0.2
Using the Detector
13).
in the Service Manual.
Figure 34)
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