GE AKTA avant Operating Instructions Manual page 25

Maintenance
ÄKTA avant Operating Instructions 29101556 AB
NOTICE
To avoid damage to the ÄKTA avant instrument or other
equipment when operating the instrument, follow these instruc-
tions.
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Keep UV flow cell clean. Do not allow solutions containing
dissolved salts, proteins or other solid solutes to dry out in the
flow cell. Do not allow particles to enter the flow cell, as dam-
age to the flow cell may occur.
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Glass tube splinter. Make sure to set the sample pressure
below the maximum pressure of the Superloop before execut-
ing a flow in the Manual instructions dialog box when the
Superloop is connected.
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Avoid condensation. If ÄKTA avant is kept in a cold room, cold
cabinet or similar, keep it switched on in order to avoid conden-
sation.
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Avoid overheating. If ÄKTA avant is kept in a cold cabinet and
the cold cabinet is switched off, make sure to switch off ÄKTA
avant and keep the cold cabinet open to avoid overheating.
•
Place the computer in room temperature. If the ÄKTA avant
instrument is placed in a cold room, use a cold room compat-
ible computer or place the computer outside the cold room
and use the Ethernet cable delivered with the instrument to
connect to the computer.
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UV and conductivity flow cells on the high pressure side.
When placing UV and/or conductivity flow cells on the high
pressure side of the column, the UV flow cell has a maximum
pressure limit of 2 MPa (20 bar) and the conductivity flow cell
has a maximum pressure limit of 5 MPa (50 bar).
WARNING
To avoid personal injury when performing maintenance on the
ÄKTA avant instrument, follow these instructions.
2 Safety Instructions
2.1 Safety Precautions
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