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C.3 QDa solvent compatibility (KAD)
Note: The solvent compatibility information in this section refers to the KAD version of the QDa
detector, shown in the following figure:
Figure C–1: QDa Detector (KAD)
C.3.1 Items exposed to solvent
The items that appear in the following table can be exposed to solvent. You must evaluate the
compatibility issues if the solvents used in your application differ from the solvents normally used
with these items.
See page 73 for details about the most common ingredients used to prepare mobile phases.
Table C–1: Items exposed to solvent (KAD)
Item Material
Gas exhaust port Aluminium
Gas tubes FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene)
Ion block Stainless steel
Ion block support
PEEK
®
(polyetheretherketone)
PTFE exhaust
tubing
Source exhaust tube
elbow connector
Exhaust trap bottle
Waste liquid drip
port