ACQUITY QDa
Source exhaust valve assembly
To laboratory exhaust system
PTFE tubing
Exhaust-trap bottle
Exhaust solenoid cable
PTFE tubing (ensure downward gradient)
Liquid waste container
Convoluted liquid waste tubing
90-degree elbow
Front exhaust connection
Tip: This figure shows a QDa detector fitted with the external, source exhaust valve assembly
(serial number suffix "KAB"). To see the QDa detector fitted with the internal source exhaust
valve (serial number suffix "KAD"), see the figures "Internal source exhaust valve—rear
configuration" and "Internal source exhaust valve—front configuration" in Connecting the internal
source exhaust valve.
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