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High pressure and overpressure with ACQUITY UPLC BSM - WKB242445

Article number: 242445

SYMPTOMS

  • Unusually high back pressure
  • High pressure shutdown
  • High pressure fluctuation
  • Leak test failure

ENVIRONMENT

  • ACQUITY UPLC BSM
  • ACQUITY Arc

CAUSE

  • Dry solvent lines

OR

  • Air in solvent lines

FIX or WORKAROUND

  1. Wet prime all solvent lines thoroughly with 100% water.
  2. Ensure that pressure fluctuation is back to normal level.
  3. Ensure that leak test (vent valve) gives passing result.
  4. Verify that issue has been resolved (customer test run).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id242445, Delta, pressure ripple, UPBINARY, UPBINARY, UPBSM+, UPIBSM, UPIBSM+, UPPBSM

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