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4.4
Pump Difficult to Prime or Loses Prime
Excessive pressure fluctuations (more than 3% difference from one pressure
reading to the next) indicate that the pump is out of prime.
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Empty eluent reservoir and/or no eluent connected
Fill the reservoir. Make sure all connections are secure.
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Eluent improperly or insufficiently degassed
Check the vacuum degas settings:
1. Open the Chromeleon Server Configuration program. Right-click the
ICS-2100 device in the timebase and select Properties.
2. Select the Options tab (see
Figure 4-1
).
.
Figure 4-1. ICS-2100 Server Configuration Properties: Options
3. Verify that the Degas check box is selected.