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UV baseline noisy or cycling - WKB52168

Article number: 52168

SYMPTOMS

  • Baseline noise is high on new installation of UV with a 2555 and a 2487/2489 Semi-Prep cell
  • Noisy, cycling or oscillating baseline
  • Can also be observed with other HPLC pump from the 15xx family.

ENVIRONMENT

  • 2489 UV/Vis Detector
  • 2996 PDA Detector
  • 2998 PDA Detector
  • 2487 Dual-Wavelength Absorbance Detector
  • 1515 Isocratic HPLC Pump
  • 1525 Binary HPLC Pump
  • 1525 Micro Binary HPLC Pump
  • 2525/2545 Binary Gradient Module
  • 2535/2545/2555 Quaternary Gradient Module

CAUSE

Air bubble in flow cell

FIX or WORKAROUND

  1. Flush flow cell.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id52168, 2487, 2489, 2489B, 2489SFC, 2996, 2998, 2998B, 2998SFC, A-10PDA, A-10UV, baseline ripple

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