Action
Step
In the Process Picture:
3
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Click on the buffer inlets.
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Select the position of the inlet to be filled. Select the positions in reverse
alphabetical order and start with the highest number. For example, if all
the four inlets in Inlet valve AB are to be filled, fill them in the following
order: B2, B1, A2, A1.
Result: The inlet valve switches to the selected port.
Connect a 25 to 30 ml syringe to the purge valve of one of the pump heads
of the pump that is being prepared. Make sure that the syringe fits tightly
into the purge connector.
4
Open the purge valve by turning it counter-clockwise about three quarters
of a turn. Draw liquid slowly into the syringe until the liquid reaches the
pump.
5
Close the purge valve by turning it clockwise. Disconnect the syringe and
discard its contents.
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ÄKTA pure Operating Instructions 29022997 AF
4 Installation
4.5 Prime inlets and purge pump heads
