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				Waters 2487 Detector
				Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:25 pm
				by iris.s7one
				I'm having a problem with the Waters 2487 dual wavelength detector. I keep getting an error message that reads “GRATING INITIATIZATION FAIL; NO HOME SENSORâ€
			 
			
					
				Hello iris.s7one
				Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:25 am
				by Kasiban
				My suggested for cause
1. Maybe motor drive failure or
2. Possible home sensor fail.
			 
			
					
				Thank you
				Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:41 pm
				by iris.s7one
				Hello Kasiban,
Thank you for your comment. I will check into that & will follow up on this forum.
Cheers.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:17 pm
				by DR
				or junk in flow cell - pump something clean through it & power cycle it.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:37 pm
				by iris.s7one
				Thank you, DR. I will try your suggestion as well.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:55 pm
				by iris.s7one
				Hello again,
Here's what happened. We've installed a new lamp on the 2487, the sample and reference energy is about 20 nA at 245 nm. At the end of the manual calibration, we got a message that says "Peak was not found". What could be wrong? The flow cell was thoroughly cleaned, the lamp is self-aligned, there is nothing in the corvette. Could the energy level be too low or is there any other optical alignment option?
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:57 am
				by Kasiban
				Hello iris.s7one
Have you re-calibrate the detector after install new lamp?
If done, go to next question
Have you change the detector's battery?