Waters 600E System Overview 1
Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter introduces you to the Waters
®
600E Multisolvent Delivery System. It
describes the system and each individual system module.
1.1 Waters 600E System Overview
The Waters 600E system is a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
multisolvent delivery system that includes the following features:
• 225 µL pump head volume at 45 mL/min flow rate or 100 µL pump head volume at
20 mL/min flow rate
• Maximum system pressure
• 0.01 to 45.0 mL/min operating flow rate range adjustable in 0.01 mL/min
increments
• Four-eluent gradient capability (Auto•Blend™ method)
• Automatic eluent degassing by helium sparge
• Pump vent valve to facilitate priming and purging of eluent lines and changing
eluents
• Rheodyne
®
7725i variable-volume, syringe-loading sample injector
• Single keypad control with PowerLine™ system controller
• Methods storage allowing access to previously created gradient, event, autosampler,
and detector programs
• Eleven preprogrammed gradient profiles including:
– Step change at start of segment
– Step change at end of segment
Maximum Pressure Flow Rate
6000 psi (420 kg/cm
2
) 10 mL/min
1000 psi (70 kg/cm
2
) 45 mL/min