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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Sample processing, 38, 52 – 53
Batch, 38, 53
Manual, 38, 52
With Chromeleon, 52 – 53
Samples
Collecting and storing, 47
Diluting, 48
Filtering, 47
Injecting, 49, 51
Loading, 49
Pretreating, 48
Saving data, 53
Schematics, 20
Seal replacement, 98
Second valve
Troubleshooting, 65
Second valve error, 65
Selectivity
Troubleshooting, 75
Self-Regenerating Suppressor, 16
See also Suppressor
Separation process, 3
Separator column, 16
Sequence Control panel, 25
Sequence Wizard, 55
Server Configuration program
Starting, 40
Service chase, 13, 16
Service procedures, 96
Check valve cleaning, 95 – 96
Check valve replacement, 95
Conductivity cell replacement, 104
Fuse replacement, 117
Injection valve rebuilding, 91
Isolation of liquid lines restriction, 87
Leak sensor replacement, 112
Piston replacement, 101
Piston seal replacement, 97
Priming valve O-ring replacement, 102
Rebuilding the auxiliary valve, 91
Rebuilding the injection valve, 91
Replacing tubing and fittings, 90
Suppressor replacement, 106
Tubing and fittings replacement, 89
Waste valve O-ring replacement, 102
Software control, 24
Modes of, 25
Software specifications
Application templates, 126
Automated procedure wizards, 126
Automation support for third-party
vendors, 126
Customizable system control panels, 126
Customized reporting, 127
Daily Audit Trail, 126
Multiple network control, 127
Network failure protection, 127
Power failure protection, 126
Sample Audit Trail, 126
Sequential injection, 126
Storage of calibration settings, 127
System status virtual channels, 126
System trigger commands and
conditionals, 126
System Wellness and Predictive
Performance, 126
Virtual column simulator, 126
Specifications
Autosampler, 126
Column heater, 124
Conductivity cell, 123
Detector, 122
Electrical, 119
Environmental, 120
Injection valve, 123
Physical, 119
Pump, 120
Supressors, 125
System software, 126
Vacuum degas assembly, 124
Standards
When to remake, 139
Status Control panel, 25
Sulfite in samples, 48
Suppression description, 3
Suppressor
Description, 16, 34
Leaking, 69