The column compartment is an optional part of the Vanquish system. The system modules are arranged in a system stack, with the arrangement depending on the system configuration.
Tools required
Screwdriver, Torx T10
Screwdriver, Torx T20
Preparations
When the system is already in operation:
Turn off the pump flow.
Turn off the system power.
Disconnect the liquid lines from the reservoirs.
Remove the reservoirs from the solvent rack.
Follow these steps
Loosen the screws that fix the sheet metal bracket on the autosampler, using the screwdriver (Torx T10).
Remove the sheet metal bracket.
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Keep the bracket and the screws. You may need them for future transport.
Lift the front part of the solvent rack and remove the solvent rack by pulling it towards the front.
Lift the column compartment by the carrying handles. Place the column compartment on the autosampler approximately 5 cm before the end of the rails. Push the column compartment towards the rear until the column compartment clicks into place.
Loosen the screws on the carrying handles until you can move the carrying handles in the rail, using the screwdriver (Torx T20). Do not remove the screws from the carrying handles completely.
Slide off the carrying handles from the rails towards the rear of the column compartment.
Place the solvent rack on the column compartment approximately 5 cm before the end of the rails. Push the solvent rack towards the rear until it clicks into place.
Connect the liquid lines to the reservoirs.
Connect the drain port on the column compartment to the drain system.
Connect power cord, USB and system interlink cables to the column compartment.
No. | Component |
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1 | Carrying handles |
2 | Attachment screw (one on each carrying handle) |