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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Offsetting background conductivity, 46
Operating features, 11
Operating humidity, 120
Operating ranges
Cell heater, 15
Column heater, 16
Flow rate, 15
Operating temperature, 120
Operation
Equilibration time, 46
Overview, 37
Priming, 45, 115 – 116
Reservoir setup, 42
Sample preparation, 47
Sample processing, 38
Setting operating conditions, 46
Starting Chromeleon, 40
System power-up, 39
Operational status verification, 46
Option not installed error, 63
Oven
See Column heater
Overview of system, 4
P
Panel tabset, 24
How to display, 25
Panels
Chromeleon Wellness panel, 81
Component panel, 14
Parameters
Chromeleon operating commands, 53
Peak ghosting, 74
Peak height
Reproducibility, 34
Troubleshooting, 75
Peaks
Extraneous (ghosting), 74
PEEK
Conductivity cell body, 34
PGM file
See Programs
Physical specifications
Decibel level, 119
Dimensions, 119
Weight, 119
Piston seals
Replacement procedure, 97 – 98
Pistons
Replacement procedure, 101
Plumbing
Injection valve, 92
Replacing tubing and fittings, 90
Troubleshooting, 87
Plumbing diagrams, 20
Power
Turning on, 39
Power cord, 117
Power receptacle, 19
Power requirements, 119
Power-up conditions, 39
Pressure
Limit, 65
System, 65
Pressure transducer, 15, 30
Leaking, 69
System backpressure, 30
Priming, 45, 113, 115 – 116
Pump is out of prime, 71
With a syringe, 113
With isopropyl alcohol, 116
With the Prime button, 115
Priming valve
Opening, 28
O-ring replacement procedure, 102
Printing, 139
Problems
See Troubleshooting
Processing samples, 38, 52 – 53
Automatically (batch), 38, 53 – 54
Manually, 38, 52
Product warranty, 81, 91 – 92
Programmed software control, 25