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How to switch the ACQUITY QDa Mass Detector divert valve - WKB85821

Article number: 85821

OBJECTIVE or GOAL

  • Use the instrument method to switch the ACQUITY QDa Mass Detector divert valve to waste for the purpose of cleaning the column after the measurement

ENVIRONMENT

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PROCEDURE

1. Select "Details" mode in the "Function" tab of the QDa instrument method and create one line of SIR function

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2. Check the "Enable Events" check box on the "Event" tab of the QDa instrument method,
Set "Switch To" on the first line of the event table and "Off/To Waste" on the second line
* Set the time for each event within the acquisition time for SIR function set in step 1.

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3. Save the instrument method by selecting "File" menu > Save As

4. Create a method set and register the instrument method saved in step 3.

5. In the Sample Set Editor screen, in the "Method Set /Report or Export Method" column of the row where the function "Condition Column" is set
Specify the method set saved in step 3 and run the sample set

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ACQUITY diverter valve settings

QDa divert valve is not switching toward the end of a run - WKB51108

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