
UltiMate 3000 Series:
VWD-3100 and VWD-3400RS Variable Wavelength Detectors
Page 110 Operating Instructions
Problem Probable Cause Remedial Action
The system has very high
backpressure.
Fluidic parts in the system
(capillaries, filter, column) are
blocked by precipitate, or
capillaries are damaged by
bending.
Check the capillaries in the
system step by step from the
detector to the pump, remove
the blockage, or replace the
capillaries.
High baseline drift The shipping locks for the optics
have not been loosened.
Verify that the shipping locks
for the optics have been
loosened (→ Fig. 8, page 34).
The column is contaminated. Clean or replace the column.
The system is not sufficiently
equilibrated.
Flush the system until
equilibration. Usually, a
volume of 5–10 times the
column volume will be
sufficient.
The eluents are degraded or
inhomogeneous.
Before you start an analysis,
homogenize eluents already in
their reservoir. Use fresh
solvent and check the eluent
filter frits. In aqueous solvents,
growth of microorganisms is
possible.
The environmental conditions are
unstable.
Make sure that the temperature
and the humidity are constant.
Avoid draft. Verify that the
lamp and flow cell covers are in
proper position and that the
front panel door is closed.
The detector has not yet reached
the operating temperature.
Allow the full detector warm-
up time (at least 60 minutes).
The mobile phase is delivered in
circles.
Direct the mobile phase to
waste.
The flow cell may be dirty. Clean the flow cell
(→ page 125). If necessary,
replace the flow cell
(→ page 126).
The lamp is too old.
Replace the lamp (→ pages 121
and 123).
The lamp is new. Allow the new lamp to run for
at least 24 hours before the first
analysis.
Change the wavelength.
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