1.5
Section 1
IntroductIon
Pinnacle Operators Manual
Pickering Laboratories Inc.
However we do not need to invent anything new; we just need a pulse dampener and a column. In the
generation of Post-column systems prior to the Pinnacle PCX, the restriction performed by the column was
achieved using a Restrictor, which is packed with very inert material. With this “flow conditioner” in place, the
baseline is now acceptable.
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Pulse
Damper
Baseline
Post-column
Pump
Reagent
Bottle
Eluants
LC Pump
Injector
Filter
Thermostatted
Column & Guard
Heated
Reactor
Detector
Back-pressure
Regulator
Waste
FIGURE 1-4