Longer than expected delay between the peak in the MS trace and the peak in the UV trace for data acquired on a autopurification system - WKB99020
Article number: 99020
SYMPTOMS
- Long delay between peaks in the UV and MS traces for the same compound
- Delay between peaks for an analytical run is 1 to 2 minutes
- Delay between peak for a prep run is 4 minutes
- Expected delay between peaks is seconds
ENVIRONMENT
- AutoPurification System
CAUSE
A clog in the splitter slows the flow rate to the mass spectrometer.
FIX or WORKAROUND
Clean the splitter.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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