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
Dionex ICS-1100 Ion Chromatography System
Index-2 Doc. 065289-03 10/12
Cation separations, 47
Cell
See Conductivity cell
Cell calibration, 84
Check valves
Cleaning procedure, 95 – 96
Replacement procedure, 95 – 96
Chromatogram, 3
Chromeleon, 24
Alarm conditions, 61
Application Wizard, 54
Audit Trail, 59
Audit Trail error messages, 59
Commands, 53
Degas options, 79
Error messages, 61
Interface, 24
Overview, 24
Panel tabset, 24
Programs, 51
Quantification method, 55
Starting, 40
Timebase, 24
Wellness panel, 81
Chromeleon Server
Starting, 40
Chromeleon Server Monitor, 40
Column heater, 16, 33
Replacement procedure, 107
Specifications, 124
Column heater alarms
Column heater exceeds safe temperature,
61
Column heater open circuit, 61
Column heater short circuit, 61
Columns, 16
Cleaning, 140 – 141
Contaminated, 76
Damage from IPA, 117
Storing, 140
Component panel, 14
Conductivity
Causes of high conductivity, 141
Temperature effect, 34
Conductivity cell, 15, 34
Calibrating, 84
Calibration constant, 105
High cell output, 76
Leaking, 69
No response, 76
Replacement procedure, 104
Volume, 34
Conductivity cell specifications
Active volume, 123
Cell body, 123
Chemical compatibility, 123
Electrodes, 123
Maximum pressure, 123
Temperature, 123
Contacting Thermo Fisher Scientific, 8
Contamination
Column, 74, 76
Eluents, 75
Sample, 76
Standard, 74
Control panel (Chromeleon), 24
Autosampler, 25
Sequence Control, 25
Status, 25
D
Daily maintenance, 55
Data
Backing up, 140
Deleting, 140
Saving, 53
Data analysis description, 3
Decibel level, 119
Default panel tabset, 25
Degas tubing assembly
See Vacuum degas assembly
Degas calibration failed alarm, 61
Degassing eluents, 26, 42
Detection description, 3
Detector specifications
Auto offset, 122