Parts required

  • Replacement solvent rack

  • Lint-free tissue

Tools required

Screwdriver, Torx T10

Preparations

  1. Turn off the system with the system power button (lower button on the system base).

  2. Turn off the system controller with its power button (upper button on the system base).

  1. Empty the seal wash system:

  1. Unscrew the cap of the seal wash reservoir.
  2. Together with the cap, remove the seal wash line from the seal wash reservoir.
  3. To empty the seal wash line, lift up the lever of the seal wash pump. Release the lever when the line is empty.
  1. Disconnect and empty the solvent lines:

  1. Unscrew the caps of the solvent reservoirs.
  2. Together with the caps, remove the solvent lines from the reservoirs.
  3. Protect the solvent line filters from contamination as appropriate.
  4. Disconnect the solvent lines from the pump inlets and place the free end of the solvent lines in the leak tray to empty the lines.
  5. Close the solvent inlet ports on the pump with appropriate plugs.
  1. Absorb any liquid from the liquid lines with a lint-free tissue.

  2. Remove the liquid reservoirs from the solvent rack.

Follow these steps

  1. Loosen the screws that fix the mounting bracket to the system module below the solvent rack, using the screwdriver.

  1. Remove the sheet metal bracket.

  2. TIP

    Keep the bracket and the screws. You may need them for future transport.

  3. Figure: Removing the sheet metal bracket (here: autosampler)
  1. Lift the front part of the solvent rack and remove the solvent rack by pulling it towards the front.

  2. Pull the liquid lines out of the tubing chase of the solvent rack.

  3. Remove the bottle insert from the solvent rack (see Removing the Bottle Insert) if available.

  4. Thread the liquid lines through the tubing chase of the new solvent rack.

  5. Place the new solvent rack on the topmost system module approximately 5 cm before the end of the rails. Push the solvent rack towards the rear until it clicks into place.

  6. Place the bottle insert in the solvent rack (see Installing the Bottle Insert) if available.

  7. Place the liquid reservoirs onto the solvent rack.

  8. Connect the liquid lines to the liquid reservoirs.

  9. Connect the solvent lines to the pump inlets.

  10. Turn on the system controller with the power button (upper button on the system base).

  11. Turn on the system with the system power button (lower button on the system base).

  12. Prepare the system for initial operation. See Preparing the System for Initial Operation.