Vials and Bottles 6
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Part 2, Operation
Filling the solvent bottles
Rinse and fill each solvent bottle with 4 mL of fresh solvent. The liquid level
will be near the shoulder of the bottle. Good laboratory practice dictates using
no more than 2.0 mL of the 4 mL solvent for syringe washes. The needle tip
draws solvent 18.5 mm from the bottom of the vial. See Figure 51.
Preparing the waste bottles
Empty and rinse each waste bottle after each multiple vial run. The syringe
can discard about 4 mL of waste into the waste bottle. See Figure 52.
Figure 51 Needle tip position when withdrawing solvent
18.5 mm
4-mL fill volume
2.0 mL usable solvent volume
2-mL solvent remains
MINIMUM SOLVENT LEVEL
Figure 52 Needle tip position when discharging waste
4-mL maximum waste