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
Index
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Calibration, 122
Cell drive, 122
Control and data evaluation, 122
Linearity, 122
Range, 122
Resolution, 122
Temperature compensation, 122
Diagnostics, 81
Dimensions, 119
Dionex, 40
Direct software control, 25
Drip tray, 15
DS6 Heated Conductivity Cell
See Conductivity cell
Duty cycle, 27
E
Electrical specifications
Fuses, 119
Main power, 119
Eluent
Aqueous, 56, 71
Degassing, 26
Delivery process, 2
Filtering, 43
Preparing, 42
When to remake, 140
Eluent bottle
See Eluent reservoir
Eluent level, 43
Eluent reservoir
Connecting, 44
Monitoring liquid level in, 43
Storage on top cover, 13
Eluent valve, 16
Replacing, 110
End-line filter
See Filter, end-line
Environmental specifications, 120
Equilibration time, 46
ER Controller (ERC 10), 17, 35
Error messages, 61 – 67
Audit Trail description, 59
Column heater exceeds safe temperature,
61
Column heater open circuit, 61
Column heater short circuit, 61
Degas calibration failed, 61
Hardware not present, 62
Leak sensor wet, 62
Load/inject valve error, 62
Option not installed, 63
Pump motor lost control, 63
Pump over pressure, 64
Pump pressure hardware error, 64
Pump stopped due to lost USB
communication, 64
Pump under pressure, 65
Second valve error, 65
Suppressor not connected, 66
Suppressor over current, 66
Suppressor over power, 67
Suppressor stopped for zero flow rate, 67
F
Filter, end-line
Bacterial contamination, 56, 71
Dirty or clogged, 56, 71
Installation, 43
Fittings
Leaking, 68
Replacing, 90
Requirements, 90
Flow rate, 15, 120
Calibration, 86
Troubleshooting, 72
Flow schematics, 20
Front panel, 11
Fuses
Replacement procedure, 117
Requirements, 119