Optional uses for wash solvents

Optional uses for wash solvents
Topic LCI-USG-0142, Last Updated 11/08/2024

You have the option to utilize wash solvents for these additional purposes.

  • By default, the system washes the exterior of the sample needle after an injection, but you can choose to also utilize wash solvents in an optional procedure that cleans the exterior of the needle before or after an injection.
    See also: Wash system for further description of the default needle cleaning process.
  • To ascertain proper flow through the waste tubing and to confirm that the wash system is operating properly, you can choose to prime the wash system with wash solvents.

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