Operator`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Dionex ICS-1100 Ion Chromatography System Operator’s Manual
- Contents
- 1 • Introduction
- 2 • Features
- 3 • Operation and Maintenance
- 3.1 Operation Overview
- 3.2 Turning On the System Power
- 3.3 Connecting to Chromeleon
- 3.4 Set Up the Eluent Reservoir
- 3.5 Check All Connections
- 3.6 Prime the Pump
- 3.7 Set System Operating Conditions
- 3.8 Equilibrate the System and Verify Operational Status
- 3.9 Prepare Samples
- 3.10 Loading and Injecting Samples
- 3.11 Processing Samples
- 3.12 Maintenance
- 4 • Troubleshooting
- 4.1 Error Messages
- 4.2 Troubleshooting Error Messages
- 4.3 Liquid Leaks
- 4.4 Pump Difficult to Prime or Loses Prime
- 4.5 Pump Does Not Start
- 4.6 No Flow
- 4.7 Erratic Flow/Pressure Reading
- 4.8 Excessive System Backpressure
- 4.9 Peak “Ghosting”
- 4.10 Nonreproducible Peak Height or Retention Time
- 4.11 Abnormal Retention Time or Selectivity
- 4.12 No Cell Response
- 4.13 High Cell Output
- 4.14 Baseline Noise or Drift
- 4.15 Vacuum Degas Assembly Does Not Run
- 5 • Service
- 5.1 Diagnostic and Calibration Procedures
- 5.2 Isolating a Restriction in the Liquid Lines
- 5.3 Replacing Tubing and Fittings
- 5.4 Rebuilding the Injection Valve or Auxiliary Valve
- 5.5 Replacing an Auxiliary Valve Pod
- 5.6 Cleaning and Replacing the Pump Check Valves
- 5.7 Replacing a Pump Piston Seal and Piston Rinse Seal
- 5.8 Replacing a Pump Piston
- 5.9 Replacing the Waste Valve or Priming Valve O-Ring
- 5.10 Replacing the Conductivity Cell
- 5.11 Replacing the Suppressor
- 5.12 Replacing the Column Heater
- 5.13 Replacing the Column Heater Heat Exchanger
- 5.14 Replacing the Eluent Valve
- 5.15 Replacing the Leak Sensor
- 5.16 Priming the Pump
- 5.17 Priming the Pump with Isopropyl Alcohol
- 5.18 Changing Main Power Fuses
- A • Specifications
- A.1 Electrical
- A.2 Physical
- A.3 Environmental
- A.4 Front Panel
- A.5 Analytical Pump and Fluidics
- A.6 Eluent Regeneration
- A.7 Detector Electronics
- A.8 Conductivity Cell with Heat Exchanger
- A.9 Injection Valve
- A.10 Auxiliary Valve (Optional)
- A.11 Vacuum Degas Assembly (Optional)
- A.12 Column Heater (Optional)
- A.13 Suppressors
- A.14 Autosampler
- A.15 System Software
- B • TTL and Relay Control
- C • Reordering Information
- D • FAQ
- D.1 How do I hook up an autosampler?
- D.2 How do I print?
- D.3 Why are the retention times moving?
- D.4 How do I adjust retention times?
- D.5 When should I remake standards?
- D.6 When should I remake eluents?
- D.7 How do I start Chromeleon?
- D.8 How do I delete data?
- D.9 How do I back up data?
- D.10 How do I shut off the system?
- D.11 How do I store columns?
- D.12 How do I know when a column is dirty?
- D.13 How do I clean a column?
- D.14 Why is the conductivity high?
- D.15 How do I configure and operate the auxiliary valve?
- E • Glossary
- Index
Doc. 065289-03 10/12 Index-1
A
Air particulate samples, 48
Alarm conditions, 61 – 67
See also Error messages
Ambient temperature, 78
Analog output, 130
Connector, 18
Anion separations, 47
Application Wizard, 54
AS Autosampler, 49
Maintenance, yearly, 56
Sample injection, 51
AS-DV Autosampler, 49
Maintenance, yearly, 57
Sample injection, 51
AS-HV Autosampler, 49
Atlas Electrolytic Suppressor, 16
See also Suppressor
Audit Trail
Error messages, 59
Icons, 59
Autosampler
Loading samples with, 51
See also AS Autosampler
See also AS-DV Autosampler
Autosampler Control panel, 25
Autosampler specifications
Automated dilution, 126
Automation, 126
Automation flexibility, 126
Online filtration, 126
Online sample degassing, 126
Semiautomated system qualification, 126
Sequential/Simultaneous injection, 126
Autozero, 46, 52
Auxiliary valve, 15, 32, 49
Applications, 32
Configuration, 49
Does not switch position, 65
Installation instructions, 32
Leaking, 69
Maintenance, yearly, 56
Passages blocked, 74
Rebuilding, 91
Reordering, 135
Replacing the mechanical part (pod), 91 –
92
Troubleshooting, 65
B
Background conductivity
High, 76
Offsetting, 46
Backpressure, 30
Restriction in plumbing, 87
Troubleshooting, 73
Baseline
Drift, 78
Noise, 20, 22, 78
Stability, 34
Batch processing, 38
Blockages
Liquid lines, 64, 87
Bottle
See Reservoir
C
Cables
Power cord, 117
Calibration, 81
Conductivity cell, 84
Flow rate, 86
Vacuum degas assembly, 87
Index