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"Peak location not near 397 nm" error message with 2475 FLR detector - WKB119714

Article number: 119714

SYMPTOMS

  • Error message: "Peak location not near 397 nm"
  • Cleaned the flow cell with methanol, then flushed the flow cell with water for additional 10 minutes; error remains and wavelength is only 390 nm

ENVIRONMENT

  • 2475 FLR Detector

CAUSE

Faulty flow cell

FIX or WORKAROUND

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  1. Unscrew the in- and outlet tubing (green mark)
  2. Release the 3 screw (red marks) - they cannot be removed completely.
  3. Replace the flow cell (205001034). 
  4. Flush the new flow cell with HPLC-grade water.
  5. Perform normalize unit on the detector.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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