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CHAPTER 11 Troubleshooting guide

C H A P T E R 1 1

Troubleshooting guide

No detector response

Possible cause

Remedy

No power

Check line voltage setting, plug in power
cord

Power switch off

Turn this switch ‘on’ (at the rear panel)

Faulty fuse

Replace fuse

Divergent mains voltage

Check line voltage, see page 13

Cell disconnected, or switched off Check connection
Recorder/integrator disconnected Check connection
Fouled WE

Clean WE (see flow cell manual)

High cell current

Possible cause

Remedy

Contaminated buffer

Replace buffer, do not recycle the buffer

High WE potential

Optimise potential, if possible: use smaller
WE diameter

Salt bridge in REF not saturated

Refill with wetted KCl crystals

Retained peaks from previous
runs

Wait for elution of these (very) broad
peaks

Column is ‘bleeding’

Replace column

High amount of Fe

in buffer

Add EDTA to buffer, rinse metal parts with
15% HNO

Noisy baseline

Possible cause

Remedy

Salt bridge in REF not saturated

Refill with saturated KCl, add wetted KCl
crystals

Air bubble in REF or in cell

Remove air bubble, continuously degas
the mobile phase

Slow temperature fluctuations

Isolate detector cell, set oven temperature

Fouled WE

Clean WE (see flow cell manual)

Leaking REF or cell

Tighten connections with care

Decreased sensitivity (low S/N ratio)

Possible cause

Remedy

Fouled WE by dirty samples

Clean WE (see flow cell manual), if
possible: dilute samples

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Page 4: ...y IEC 801 2 3 4 ENV 50140 Radio frequency current injection ENV 50141 IEC 1000 4 6 Voltage dips and interruptions IEC 1000 4 11 Emissions 89 336 EEC Electromagnetic radiation EN 55022 Class B CISPR 22 Attention Use shielded cable s to connect all I O s with other devices Thoroughly connect the shielding to common Antec Leyden will not accept any liability for damage direct or indirect caused by co...

Page 5: ...ec Leyden the Netherlands at the end of life time of the product The manufacturer will take care of the proper disposal and recycling of the instrument at its facilities Shipping address for the end of life products Antec Leyden Industrieweg 12 2382NV Zoeterwoude The Netherlands In case of questions or if further information is required about the collection recycling procedure please contact your ...

Page 6: ...he manual for further safety instructions Frame or chassis ground terminal The following pictograms are used in the DECADE II manual Caution Caution risk of electric shock or other electrical hazard high voltage Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 7: ...wn fuses with fuses of proper type and rating as stipulated on the rear panel and specified in the installation section of this manual The fuse holder is integrated in the mains connector Ensure that the instrument is never put in operation with fuses of a different type This could cause fire USE ONLY WITH 250 V FUSES EMPLOYER UNIQUEMENT AVEC DES FUSIBLES DE 250V Connect the detector to a grounded...

Page 8: ...ive years after shipment of the final production run of the instrument Spare parts will be available after this five years period on an as available basis Manufacturer provides a variety of services to support her customers after warranty expiration Repair service can be provided on a time and material basis Contact your local supplier for servicing Technical support and training can be provided b...

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Page 10: ...9 Overview of all DECADE screens 20 Parameters 22 Data acquisition 29 Introduction 29 Internal organisation 29 Integrator output 30 Recorder output 31 Integrator vs recorder output 33 Offset 34 AUTO mode and time files 37 Introduction 37 Range programming 37 Drift monitor 38 Step by step example DECADE Master 39 Hardware connections 39 Programming the AUTO mode 40 Important note when using the dri...

Page 11: ...54 Peak width and integrator frequency 55 Working electrode material 56 References 58 Optimisation of working potential 59 Introduction 59 Electrochemical reactions 59 Hydrodynamic and scanning voltammogram 60 Optimisation using a voltammogram 62 Construction of a hydrodynamic voltammogram 64 Construction of a scanning voltammogram 64 Specifications DECADE 67 General specifications 67 DC mode 67 P...

Page 12: ...ctor response 73 High cell current 73 Noisy baseline 73 Decreased sensitivity low S N ratio 73 Baseline oscillations 74 Saturation of output 74 Pulse damper 75 Dummy cell 76 Index 77 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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Page 14: ... DECADE an electrically actuated option injector and a high efficiency pulse damper can be incorporated in the oven compartment The DECADE covers the DC pulse and scan mode Important parameters in the DC and pulse mode can be changed on a time base by user defined commands which enables maximum control to fully automate the detection In addition crucial settings start stop hold auto zero cell on o...

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Page 16: ...sible performance The results of the electronic tests are included in the shipkit Installation Please follow the next steps for a successful installation and start up 1 To unpack the DECADE lift it from its transport box by both hands as indicated in Fig 1A In any other situation the DECADE should be lifted by both hands under the unit as indicated in Fig 1B Fig 1 Lift instructions DECADE 2 Inspec...

Page 17: ... option and pulse damper option is schematically shown in Fig 2 5 If ordered install the pulse damper Connect the mounting plate with the four bolts supplied to the pulse damper and mount the pulse damper with four bolts For detailed instructions on the pulse damper see page 75 6 If ordered the Antec supplied injection valve is equipped with a Vespel rotor as a standard For use of strongly alkalin...

Page 18: ...artment is not flooded For proper function of the drain the detector must be placed level 10 Prior to connection of the HPLC system to the detector all metal parts should preferably be passivated with 15 nitric acid during 20 min Make sure that all parts that are not acid resistant such as nylon inlet filters column and flow cell are not connected during this step The acid is flushed through the p...

Page 19: ...flow cell as described in the flow cell manual Never switch ON the flow cell when the cell cable is not correctly connected the cell is only partly or not at all filled with buffer the cell is wet outside particularly the part between the auxiliary and working electrode connection because substantial damage to the working electrode or electronics may occur 16 Before switching ON the flow cell make...

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Page 22: ...s of appearance The nature of an item can be Control parameters with a cursor box can be attained via cursor buttons and changed by the and button Status without a cursor box a parameter reflects the current status Functions parameters in CAPITALS are commands accessible via function buttons Fig 3 DECADE keyboard The cursor is on Range which allows changes using the and button The ENTER button is ...

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Page 24: ...CHAPTER 3 The DECADE controller 21 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 25: ... voltage to 0 V or to the offset voltage see page 29 Azero AUTO PRGR control Controls the auto zero which can be programmed in a time file see page 37 CELL ON OFF DC SET PULS SET2 SCAN SET function Toggles between cell ON and OFF If the cell is switched ON in the pulse mode only E1 is applied the pulsation starts when PULS STAT screen is entered see page 51 In the DC or scan mode Eox Ered or Ecell...

Page 26: ...s a time file has to be repeated If the DECADE is master this number can be 1 99 or continuous If the DECADE is slave the number of cycles is 1 see page 37 CycleTime AUTO SET control Controls the duration of a time file max 99 59 When this time is reached the execution of the time file stops If programmed the next run is started see page 37 Decade AUTO SET control Controls the status of the system...

Page 27: ...ntrol Controls the oxidative or reductive cell potential Can only be set or changed after confirmation with the button Passing the 0 00 V value automatically changes the readout from ox to red and in reverse Eox or Ered DC STAT AUTO RUN DC only status Displays the oxidative or reductive cell potential File AUTO SET control Controls the number of the time file to be edited or activated In the DC mo...

Page 28: ...njector If an electrically actuated injector is used optional it is possible to switch the injector with this function button MAIN RANGE screen function Returns to the MAIN screen MARK DC STAT PULS STAT function Triggers a marker signal on the recorder output NEXT RANGE screen function Enters the next xx SET screen Offs DC SET DC STAT AUTO PRGR PULS SET1 PULS STAT SCAN SET SCAN STAT control Contro...

Page 29: ...ange select screen In the pulse and scan mode only the µA range can be used see page 29 RESET AUTO RUN function Aborts the time file and returns to the AUTO SET screen The cycle counter Cy is reset to 1 see page 37 Software version 3 00 and higher the outputs Aux 1 and 2 and Relays 1 and 2 are deactivated status 0000 RUN AUTO SET function Starts the execution of a time file master slave If the DEC...

Page 30: ...1 In the DC and pulse mode master cycles 1 toggles between STOP and START to control the execution of a time file Pressing STOP aborts this run cycle counter Cy is not reset By pressing the same button START again the next cycle is started Cy Cy 1 see page 37 Software version 3 00 and higher STOP also deactivates the outputs Aux 1 and 2 and Relays 1 and 2 status 0000 This toggle is also active in ...

Page 31: ...AT PULS STAT status Displays the actual left value and the pre set oven temperature right value set in xxSET Toven DC SET PULS SET1 control Controls the temperature of the oven Range off 15 60o C selectable in 1o C steps The oven is stable from 5 o C above ambient ts PULS SET2 control Controls the duration of the sampling time in the pulse mode The time can be set between 20 and 100 ms in 20 ms in...

Page 32: ...e working electrode WE The recorder signal is manipulated by the CPU of the DECADE The details on data acquisition in the various ranges will be discussed for both output channels Internal organisation At the working electrode WE in the electrochemical flow cell the electron transfer takes place due to an oxidation or reduction reaction The resulting electrical current is amplified by the current ...

Page 33: ...e I cell display screen resolution increases with more sensitive range The next step is the auto zero and offset compensation Then the signal is further manipulated for the recorder output or sent to the integrator output without manipulation Integrator output The integrator output has been designed to supply a clean purely analog signal from the I E converter Except for the auto zero and offset c...

Page 34: ...t range in the DC SET or DC STAT screen After digital to analog conversion DAC the signal is sent to the REC output The recorder range selection has several consequences for the data acquisition Table III Table III Parameters affected by the recorder range setting parameter output comment signal output REC gain increases with more sensitive range offset REC INT see Table V marker REC 10 of full sc...

Page 35: ...ses Therefore a compromise is made between maximum zero compensation and resolution To maintain a high auto zero resolution with accurate zero settings the maximum compensation is decreased with the integrator range Table IV Recorder ranges and maximum zero compensation Range pA nA µA 10 20 50 100 0 1 200 0 2 500 0 5 range 1000 1 0 overlap 2000 2 0 5000 5 0 10 0 0 01 20 0 0 02 50 0 0 05 0 10 0 20 ...

Page 36: ...t is the large dynamic range and infinite resolution It is an analog output which means that the resolution is only limited by the integrator that is used In most integrators this is approximately 1 µV The 12 bits recorder output has a maximum output resolution of 500 µV Often the recorder output is chosen for data acquisition thus offering the possibility of smoothening by means of rise time filt...

Page 37: ...r and the recorder output On the recorder output the offset is given as the percentage of the recorder range setting For example a 20 offset at 5 0 nA full scale setting will give a 1 0 nA offset This is a 200 mV offset when the maximum recorder output is 1 0 Volt For the integrator output the situation is more complicated because the offset percentage relates to the recorder range setting The int...

Page 38: ...0 0 2 00 200 400 600 800 1000 5000 50 0 5 00 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 1 10 1000 Integrator output nA V Although this may seem a complex way of compensating the background current in practise it gives the best possible flexibility and optimum resolution of the 16 bits compensation in each operating range By simply changing the percentage offset or the recorder range almost any offset compensation ca...

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Page 40: ...to zero offset rise time electrically actuated injector if present and the DECADE output contacts to control the status of external equipment Range programming In certain analyses large differences in analyte concentration and peak height occur If the analyte with the highest concentration is on scale another analyte may be recorded at a low output resolution When the small peak is magnified with ...

Page 41: ...B the output range is automatically switched during the run resulting in a considerable improvement of the output resolution of peak 1 Table VI time file used for output resolution programming time int range rec range rise time valve auto zero offset output E cell 00 00 nA 50 nA 1 s inject set 00 0000 0 80 V 00 10 nA 50 nA 1 s load not 00 0000 0 80 V 01 26 nA 0 5 nA 1 s load set 00 0000 0 80 V 01 ...

Page 42: ...ion of each run will always be at least one minute longer In this minute the drift in the baseline is monitored Step by step example DECADE Master In this step by step guide the example from Table VI will be programmed In this example the system consists of an HPLC system a DECADE with an electric valve an integrator and an on line microdialysis set up The DECADE is master which means that the DEC...

Page 43: ...r The duration of one run is set with CycleTime A step programmed at a time similar to or larger than the cycle time i e t 3 05 will not be executed Before the drift monitor can be set if required the first line in the time file has to be programmed The drift monitor is linked to the range setting of the first line in the time file at t 0 00 7 Press PRGR to go into the edit mode of the time file T...

Page 44: ...m of 20 data lines 9 The last line in the time file is at t 1 55 By choosing SET you may return to the AUTO SET screen 10 In the AUTO SET screen CycleTime is set at 3 05 If required the drift monitor can be programmed In the nA range a choice can be made between off 1 pA min 0 1 nA min in 1 2 5 steps 11 Your system is now ready for automated operation A time file is started by choosing RUN in the ...

Page 45: ... 14 When RESET is chosen the execution of the time file is interrupted and the AUTO SET screen appears The cycle counter is reset to 0 Cy 0 Software version 3 00 and higher RESET also deactivates the outputs Aux 1 and 2 and Relays 1 and 2 status 0000 Note In the master mode the HOLD STOP START and RESET functions are accessible only from the keyboard In the slave mode these inputs are accessible v...

Page 46: ...nd higher 4 Prepare the LC EC system for analysis Programming the AUTO mode The programming of the time file is done in the same way as described for the master mode In the following steps the differences with the master mode are given 5 In the AUTO SET screen choose Decade Slave The number of cycles is controlled by the autosampler in the DECADE Cy is automatically set at 1 and can not be changed...

Page 47: ...sampler Fig 13 The duration of this contact closure must be at least 100 ms Each time a run is started the AUTO RUN screen appears After the RESET command via relay1 the AUTO SET screen is displayed The auto zero command A ZERO is accessible during operation in the AUTO mode as long as I Cell is displayed Accessible keyboard commands in the slave mode are RUN STOP RESET and A ZERO This means that ...

Page 48: ...ECADE Accessible keyboard commands in the slave mode are RUN STOP RESET and A ZERO Other events Inject load and inject marker A frequently used function is the inject load or inject marker as a trigger for starting the integration software This trigger is always accessible not only in the AUTO mode Fig 15 Output contact needed to start the integrator by switching the manual A or an automated elect...

Page 49: ...nput command can be used for example to switch on and stabilise the flow cell early in the morning by means of a timer Programming output functions Four output functions can be programmed at each time The notation of the output 0000 corresponds to the four output controls at the back panel of the controller These are from left to right relay 2 relay 1 AUX2 AUX1 Fig 16 For example if AUX1 has to be...

Page 50: ...DE uses TTL input contacts for START RESET AUTO ZERO TO POS A and TO POS B These contacts require a minimum TTL low pulse duration of 100 ms to be activated If multiple activations are required the next pulse must be given after 100 ms TTL high If the input is kept low only one activation will occur Fig 16 Programming an external contact closure using the Outp command in a time file Artisan Techno...

Page 51: ...us of output connections is low 0 V The connections 1 8 are only accessible in the AUTO mode master and slave mode No Name Function 1 AUX1 open collector output I max 250 mA U max 28 V 2 AUX2 open collector output I max 250 mA U max 28 V 3 4 5 relay 1 contact between 5 common and 4 default or 3 I max 500 mA U max 28 V 6 7 8 relay 2 contact between 8 common and 7 default or 6 I max 500 mA U max 28 ...

Page 52: ... injector to load 9 to pos B always level triggered In combination with electric valve forces injector to inject 10 inject load always status low In combination with manual injector with position sensor high load low inject 11 not conn 12 common always Ground Some contacts are level triggered they are activated by making an external contact closure for at least 100 ms with common low Releasing the...

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Page 54: ...z by the application of a series of potential changes This is particularly useful for certain applications where the working electrode is rapidly fouled due to adsorption of insoluble reaction products A well known application area of PAD is the analysis of carbohydrates Fig 17 1 Fig 17 Pulsed amperometric detection of 100 nmol l 2 pmol carbohydrates Peaks are sucrose 1 galactose 2 glucose 3 a lac...

Page 55: ... Dialogue software The yellow crocodile clamp from the cell cable is connected to the injection valve to ensure proper grounding of the LC system However when an external injection valve is used auto injector in combination with a PEEK column CarboPac and with PEEK tubing a grounding problem may arise In that case a metal low dead volume connector should be placed near the flow cell which is conne...

Page 56: ...pplied as a series of 3 potentials During time interval t1 the detection potential is applied The data collection occurs within t1 during time interval ts sampling time The time difference t1 ts is the stabilisation time Fig 18 Potential steps in pulsed amperometric detection A part of t1 is used for detection ts The metal oxide layer that is formed during t2 is removed during t3 resulting in a re...

Page 57: ...an be used The measuring potential is compound dependent usually literature data can be used as a starting point for further optimisation A sampling time ts can be chosen between 20 and 100 ms in 20 ms steps These are multiples of the 50 Hz to prevent noise due to oscillations of the AC power supply Until a certain limit increasing ts will result in an increase of signal A limiting factor is the a...

Page 58: ...ns that the integrator has an unnecessarily high sampling frequency This leads to large data files but certainly not to a better chromatogram Peak width and integrator frequency There are two important considerations with respect to integrator frequencies applied in HPLC If the frequency is too low data will be lost and artefacts may be introduced If the frequency is too high large data files are ...

Page 59: ...ator frequency are both increased In the latter case the pulse duration is decreased which will change other detection parameters as well In practise the pulse frequency almost never interferes with the HPLC analysis Working electrode material Gold and platinum are used as working electrodes for PAD Glassy carbon appears to be unsuitable due to the high electric capacitance of this material Furthe...

Page 60: ...f the noble metals For Pt and GC the negative peaks run far off scale however the profile is similar to the mirror image of the positive peaks Examples of carbohydrate analyses are given in Fig 17 Typical PAD pulse settings are given in Table X and Table XI these settings may be used as starting point for further optimisation Carbohydrates are oxidised at a pH of 12 or higher which puts specific d...

Page 61: ...ences 1 D C Johnson D Dobberpuhl R Roberts and P Vandeberg Review Pulsed amperometric detection of carbohydrates amines and sulphur species in ion chromatography the current state of research J Chromatogr 640 1993 79 96 2 D C Johnson en W R LaCourse LC with pulsed ECD at gold and platinum electrodes Anal Chem 62 1990 589A 597A 3 W R LaCourse en D C Johnson Optimization of waveforms for pulsed ampe...

Page 62: ...ribed Electrochemical reactions In electrochemical detection ECD a reaction of the analyte at an electrode surface is monitored This distinguishes ECD from most other detection techniques where detection is based on the physical properties of an analyte i e mass spectrometry molecular mass absorbance detection molar absorptivity For electrochemically active compounds the potential between referenc...

Page 63: ...am On the metal working electrode an oxide layer is formed which affects the electrochemical reaction and makes the interpretation of a scanning voltammogram difficult Fig 23 Hydrodynamic voltammogram of nor epinephrine A at a glassy carbon working electrode and the current of the baseline B At E1 the electrochemical signal becomes diffusion limited An alternative for the chromatographic construct...

Page 64: ... is increased the electrochemical reaction is enhanced hence the signal increases At a certain potential the I E curve flattens All analyte molecules that reach the working electrode are converted at such a high rate that the analyte supply becomes the limiting factor At the working electrode surface a stagnant double layer exists where molecular transport takes place by diffusion only Therefore t...

Page 65: ...dation reduction reaction However this not only holds for the analyte but also for the background current and possible interferences An elevated temperature will therefore not automatically lead to a better detection A constant temperature is of paramount importance for a stable baseline and reproducible detection conditions Fig 25 Selectivity in LC EC of compound X and Y is optimised by choosing ...

Page 66: ...his means that the flow rate not only affects temporal peak width and analysis time but also peak height Also the background signal is sensitive towards fluctuations in the flow rate Therefore it is important to use a pulse free solvent delivery system Fig 27 Construction of a hydrodynamic voltammogram for nor epinephrine Chromatograms are obtained at cell potentials ranging from 1 0 V back to 0 4...

Page 67: ...ial is decreased by 50 or 100 mV and step 2 to 4 is repeated until the lowest potential setting Fig 27 5 The peak heights and the background currents are plotted against the working potential Fig 23 6 The working potential which gives the best sensitivity is obtained by plotting the signal to noise ratio against the working potential Construction of a scanning voltammogram The scan mode is program...

Page 68: ...olution it should be diluted in HPLC buffer until the desired concentration 3 An injection loop of 100 µl is installed and the LC flow rate is set at 40 µl min The analyte plug will than be detected during approximately 2 5 minutes The flow rate is lowered if more scanning time is needed 4 An initial run is started in the DC mode at a high potential to estimate the required start and stop time of ...

Page 69: ...AN SET screen an upper and a lower potential is chosen The cycle is set at half The range is set at 5 µA A scan speed of 10 mV s is selected The integrator or recorder must be connected to the REC output of the DECADE 7 The analyte is injected and the scan is started by pressing the START in the SCAN STAT screen of the DECADE at the time the analyte plug enters the flow cell see 4 8 A background s...

Page 70: ...on Injector sensor starts system clock if Load Æ Inject Oven length 40 cm from 5 C above ambient to 60 C accuracy 0 5 C stability 0 1 C accommodates injector column pulse damper and flow cell Environmental Humidity Max 80 relative humidity non condensing 5 C 30 C linear decreasing to 50 rel humidity at 40 C DC mode Current ranges recorder 10 pA 5 µA in 1 2 5 steps Filter time constants 0 1 5 s in ...

Page 71: ...r 80 ms Rear panel I O connections Mains Recorder 12 bits and Integrator analog 2 open collector AUX 1 and 2 I max 250 mA U max 28V and 2 relay outputs I max 500 mA U max 28 V cell on cell off 24 V output I max 500 mA Common Hold Busy Start Auto zero Overload Inject marker Electrically actuated injector control position of manual injector RS232C connector option Physical specifications Dimensions ...

Page 72: ...tten in RAM Please contact supplier RECOVLD Recorder output is either above 1 0 V or under 1 0 V Pressing A ZERO may give an adequate read out again If the message ERROR 1 is displayed immediately after pressing A ZERO the auto zero function is unable to compensate for the offset and is out of the recorder range Advise use less sensitive range in Range select screen see also Saturation of output p...

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Page 74: ...nput is kept low only one activation will result See page 48 for detailed information on the I O contacts RS232C The RS232 option consists of a computer program DECADE Dialogue for Windows and another DECADE EPROM with R extension DECADE Dialogue for Windows is a multi functional control bar which handles all important settings of the DECADE via the RS232C port The program runs simultaneously with...

Page 75: ... auto zero offset rise time electrical injector and control of DECADE output contacts for control of external equipment For users of integration software running under DOS DECADE Dialogue may still offer an attractive option A time file can be transmitted from a PC to the DECADE and executed from in the auto mode of the DECADE independently from the computer The possibility to construct a time fil...

Page 76: ... REF not saturated Refill with wetted KCl crystals Retained peaks from previous runs Wait for elution of these very broad peaks Column is bleeding Replace column High amount of Fe in buffer Add EDTA to buffer rinse metal parts with 15 HNO3 Noisy baseline Possible cause Remedy Salt bridge in REF not saturated Refill with saturated KCl add wetted KCl crystals Air bubble in REF or in cell Remove air ...

Page 77: ... REF see flow cell manual Temperature oscillations Set oven temperature Contaminated buffer high Icell Replace buffer do not recycle the buffer Fouled WE Clean WE see flow cell manual Fe in buffer Add EDTA passivate metal parts with HNO3 Saturation of output Possible cause Remedy Damaged REF Check with spare REF replace if necessary Damaged WE Replace cell block Cell incorrectly connected Check co...

Page 78: ...pplied standard connection set ferrules and nuts The flow geometry through the pulse damper is symmetrical i e each one of the two connections can be used as inlet or outlet 3 Flush the damper with 20 ml HPLC grade water before use The shipping screw on the SSI pulse damper part no 12 0125 must be firmly tightened turn clockwise before operating or damage to the unit will result The SSI pulse damp...

Page 79: ...tor and in fact resembles the capacitance of a well functioning VT 03 flow cell in an ideal HPLC set up The noise generated via the dummy should be less than 2 pA if the filter of the controller is set to 0 1 second provided that the dummy is within the fully closed Faraday shield at the same position as the flow cell see Table XIII for settings With a 1 second risetime the noise should be better ...

Page 80: ...CHAPTER 14 Index 77 C H A P T E R 1 4 Index Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 81: ...tput 44 buttons DECADE keyboard 17 capacitance WE 55 carbohydrates chromatogram 49 pulse settings 55 Cell on off I O contact 44 46 CELL ON OFF function 20 cleaning pulse 37 common I O contact 46 47 contact closure 42 Cy status 20 Cycle control 21 Cycle status 21 Cycles control 21 CycleTime control 21 data acquisition 27 DC mode specifications 65 DECADE Dialogue 35 69 Decade control 21 degassing mo...

Page 82: ... dipswitch settings 67 inject marker trigger 43 electrochemical reaction 57 Eox control 22 Eox status 22 Ered control 22 Ered status 22 error messages 67 Faraday shield 13 File control 22 Filt control 22 filter 22 29 flowcell installation 14 fuses 12 replacement of 3 ground 47 grounding 13 50 hold busy I O contact 44 Hold Busy I O contact 47 HOLD 0 1 function 22 I E converter 27 Artisan Technology...

Page 83: ...rigger 43 injection valve dipswitch settings 67 installation 12 Tefzel Vespel rotor 12 installation DECADE 11 flowcell 14 pulse damper 73 INT 27 integrator connection of trigger 37 43 pulse mode frequency 54 integrator output introduction 27 maximum current 28 maximum zero compensation 28 vs REC output 31 keyboard DECADE 17 leakage 13 lift instructions 11 MAIN function 23 MARK function 23 marker 2...

Page 84: ... 44 47 OVLD 67 passivation with nitric acid 13 potential optimisation 57 power supply 11 PREV function 24 PRGR function 24 pulse damper 12 73 pulse mode characteristics 50 literature references 56 optimisation 52 output frequency 52 potential settings 51 working electrode 54 PULSE mode specifications 65 pulsed amperometric detection 49 range integrator ranges 28 overlap 30 overview of 30 programmi...

Page 85: ...ramming of 42 resolution integrator recorder output 29 31 zero compensation 30 rotor Tefzel 12 50 rotor Vespel 12 50 RS232 option 69 RUN function 24 S N ratio 62 71 safety practices 3 scan mode example 62 scanning voltammogram 58 SCAN mode specifications 65 Scan control 24 screens DECADE overview 18 SCROLL function 24 service 4 SET 1 2 function 25 slave 40 accessible commands 42 accessible functio...

Page 86: ...rruption of 40 42 RS232 option 70 step by step example 38 40 trigger started 41 to pos A B I O contact 44 47 Toven control 26 status 26 trigger for start integrator 37 43 for start TimeFile 40 troubleshooting 71 ts 50 ts control 26 TTL 45 69 Vespel rotor 50 voltage selector mains 11 voltammogram construction 58 62 introduction 57 working electrode material 54 zero compensation 28 Artisan Technolog...

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