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Chapter 5 Maintenance 

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degasser and pulse damper. Plug all of the ports on the OR 100 with the 
appropriate caps. 
 
Before using the OR 100/110 again, completely purge the degasser and 
pulse damper with the correct mobile phase before reconnecting the col-
umn and restarting the system.  
 

Avoid precipitation of buffer salts in organic solvents. Start always 
with flushing system with water when switching solvents. 

 
Replace blown fuses with fuses of proper type and rating (8AT/250V, 
UL/CSA approved ) stipulated on the side panel and specified in the instal-
lation section of this manual. The fuse holder is integrated in the mains in-
let. 
  

         

 

Fig. 14. Fuse holder. 

 
To access the fuse holder, push plastic lever on the bottom side of the 
holder completely and pull holder out of inlet. Ensure that the instrument is 
never put in operation with fuses of a different type. This can cause fire. 

Summary of Contents for ALEXYS OR 100

Page 1: ...T 31 71 5813333 info AntecScientific com https AntecScientific com Antec Scientific Industrieweg 12 2382 NV Zoeterwoude The Netherlands ALEXYS OR 100 110 Organiser rack user manual ...

Page 2: ...LEXYS a registered trademark of Antec Leyden BV Whatman word and device and Whatrnan word only are trademarks of Whatman lnternational Ltd SOLVENT IFD and AQUEOUS IFD are trademarks of Arbor Technolo gies Inc Clarity DataApex are trademarks of DataApex Ltd Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The information provided herein is believed to be reliable Antec Leyden shall not...

Page 3: ...tic immunity EN61000 4 2 2009 EN61000 4 3 2006 A1 2008 A2 2010 EN61000 4 4 2012 EN61000 4 5 2006 EN61000 4 6 2009 EN61000 4 8 2010 EN61000 4 11 2004 Electromagnetic emission EN55011 Class B 2009 A1 2010 EN61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN61000 3 3 2008 RoHS directive 2011 65 EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances WEEE directive 2012 19 EC Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Only use manufact...

Page 4: ...must not be disposed as unsorted municipality waste Collection recycling information Please ship the instrument back to the manufacturer Antec Leyden the Netherlands at the end of life time of the product The manufac turer will take care of the proper disposal and recycling of the instru ment at its facilities Shipping address for the end of life products Antec Leyden Industrieweg 12 2382NV Zoeter...

Page 5: ...v devices and monitoring and control instruments Nevertheless we have taken steps to eliminate all restricted substances from our products ...

Page 6: ... the rear panel and oven compartment of the OR 100 Consult the manual for further safety instructions Frame or chassis ground terminal The following pictograms are used in the OR 100 110 manual Caution Caution risk of electric shock or other electrical hazard high volt age ...

Page 7: ...disassembly Unqualified personnel should not open the instrument Replace blown fuses with fuses of proper type and rating as stipulated on the side panel and specified in the installation section of this manual The fuse holder is integrated in the mains connector Ensure that the instru ment is never put in operation with fuses of a different type This can cause fire Connect the detector to a groun...

Page 8: ...at 120V and 800 Watt at 100 VAC The maximum rated power per outlet is 300 Watt Do not exceed the maximum rated power this can cause fire or other po tentially dangerous situations It is advised to use the outlets only to con nect ALEXYS system components such as the LC 100 pump AC 100 controller AS 100 autosampler and DECADE II electrochemical detec tor In case of the OR 100 not applicable for OR ...

Page 9: ...n troller Leakage of solvent on the connectors on the back of the electrical equip ment can lead to short circuit General precautions Execute periodic leak checks on LC tubing and connections Do not allow flammable and or toxic solvents to accumulate Do not close or block ...

Page 10: ...the instrument and cur rent accessories for a period of five years after shipment of the final pro duction 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 ...

Page 11: ...ation liquid connections 15 Electrical connections OR 100 22 Electrical connections OR 110 25 Powering up system 29 Description of instrument 32 Front side 32 Back side 34 Operation 35 OR 100 110 integrated dual channel degasser 35 OR 100 110 integrated pulse damper 38 Maintenance 39 Precautions and system shutdown 40 Trouble shooting guide 42 Specifications ALEXYS OR 100 110 Organiser Rack 44 Acc...

Page 12: ... tional Moreover it has a power divider on the back panel to supply up to 8 external devices All ALEXYS system components such as pump s au tosampler and DECADE II can be fed via the OR 100 110 power divider so only a single power cord is used to connect a complete ALEXYS LC EC system to a mains outlet This construction prevents generation of ground loops and ensures optimum performance of the ALE...

Page 13: ... back panel to supply up to 8 external devices All ALEXYS system components such as pump s autosampler and DECADE II can be fed via the OR 100 110 power divider so only a single power cord is used to connect a complete ALEXYS LC EC system to a mains outlet This construction pre vents generation of ground loops and ensures optimum performance of the ALEXYS LC EC system Fig 2 Front view of OR 110 or...

Page 14: ...ipped with the OR 100 110 Operating environment Install the OR 100 110 and ALEXYS LC EC System in an area which meets the environmental conditions listed in Table I Place the OR 100 110 on a flat and smooth surface Table I Environmental conditions Parameter Requirement Storage temperature 0 50 oC Storage humidity 0 80 non condensing Operating temperature 10 35 oC Operating humidity 20 80 non conde...

Page 15: ...e installation of the OR 100 110 and related liquid and electrical connections only For a complete installa tion procedure of ALEXYS LC EC system consult the user manual of all system components pump autosampler etc and the installation manual provided in the ALEXYS connection kit For installation of the LC connections on the OR 100 110 the appro priate LC connection kit is required containing a c...

Page 16: ...g steps 1 Remove the aluminium covers in front of the pulse damper and degas ser to avoid scratches on pump and controller during installation Gen tly pull on the covers until they release snap in connectors 2 Put the LC 100 pump into the OR 100 organiser rack with its feet into the holes of the alignment plate as depicted in Fig 4 3 Stack the AC 100 acquisition controller on top of the LC 100 pum...

Page 17: ...een the instruments of a few centimetres Align the back panels of the equip ment as depicted in Fig 5 Fig 5 Top view of the ALEXYS LC EC system schematic Circle indi cates location of OR 100 drain on mobile phase tray 6 Verify that the silicone tubing is connected which is in the ship kit to the drain of the mobile phase tray at the back side of the OR 100 110 ...

Page 18: ... 6 Only use supplied nut ferrule set part 180 1550 180 1552 pro vided in the ship kit to connect tubing to degasser 9 Connect 0 02 ID stainless steel tubing part 180 0210 to make a high pressure connection between pump and pulse damper Only use sup plied nut ferrule set for pump part 182 0404 182 0406 pulse damper part 180 1554 180 1556 Further details on installation of all liquid connections are...

Page 19: ...In case the OR 110 was ordered as a part of the ALEXYS system based on the new LC 110 pump Remove the aluminium instru ment support on the bottom of the unit This can be achieved by removing the two Allen hex screws on the left side panel which fix the aluminium support to the OR 110 housing see figure 2 In ...

Page 20: ...n with an ALEXYS sys tem do not remove the aluminium support 2 Position the system components and OR 110 as displayed in fig ure 7 or 8 with a distance of a few centimetres between the equip ment Fig 7 ALEXYS system with one pump and AS 100 top or AS 110 bottom autosampler ...

Page 21: ...so without ALEXYS sytem use orange striped PEEK tubing 1 16 OD 500 um ID to make the LC connections on the high pressure side so from pump outlet pulse damper and pulse damper injector Use FEP tubing 1 8 OD 1 16 ID to make the connec tion on the low pressure side so from MP bottle degasser and de gasser pump inlet Only use the supplied nut ferrule set part 180 1550 180 1552 provided in the ship ki...

Page 22: ... the OR 100 are described for an ALEXYS 100 system based on the LC 100 pump and AC 100 control ler For the OR 110 skip this part and continue with the section Electrical connections OR 110 For a complete installation procedure of an ALEXYS LC EC system and its components consult the individual user manuals ...

Page 23: ...er specifications of ALL devices See user manuals for details Connect the 0 6m power cords p n 250 0140 to the LC 100 AC 100 and AS 100 and socket 4 6 on the OR 100 see Fig 9 Connect the 1 8m power cord p n 250 0141 to the DECADE II and socket 3 Connect the 5m power cord p n 250 0143 to the PC and socket 2 Fig 9 Back view of the OR 100 with LC 100 pump and AC 100 Connect ors 1 10 are numbered for ...

Page 24: ... system component is shipped with a specific RS232C cable for computer control These cables can be found in the cor responding ship kits The part numbers are listed in the table below Table III Serial cables of ALEXYS 100 LC EC system components Part no Description Qty 250 0122 DECADE II RS232 cable 1 181 0596 AS 100 serial cable 9M 9F pins 1 182 0544 LC 100 serial cable 9F 25F pins 1 183 0502 AC ...

Page 25: ...ctices Individual ship kits of ALEXYS 100 components have a small overlap of parts with ALEXYS installation kit Therefore In case of a complete ALEXYS 100 system installation a few superflu ous parts in the kit are left over Electrical connections OR 110 In this section the electrical connections to the OR 110 are described for an ALEXYS system based on the LC 110 pump Such system is delivered wit...

Page 26: ...he AS 100 or AS 110 autosampler and socket 3 of the OR 110 Connect the OR 110 LC 110 power cord p n 250 0144 to the LC 110 pump and socket 4 of the OR 110 If the system has 2 pumps connect the second pump to socket 5 Do NOT connect OR 110 to mains power at this point yet Table V Connection scheme OR 100 power cables Outlet no Part no Connect to 1 250 0116 Mains 2 250 0141 DECADE II detector 3 250 ...

Page 27: ... the Serial port connection kit p n 190 0202B or 190 0204B supplied with your ALEXYS LC EC system This kit consists of one or two 2 port serial PCI cards which needs to be installed in the PC which controls the LC system This kit will add 2 or 4 COM ports to the PC necessary for the serial connec ...

Page 28: ...110 serial cable 9F 9F pins 1 Depending on the configuration purchased The serial cables for the detector autosampler and pump specified in Ta ble VI should be connected to PC COM port 7 8 and 9 respectively The serial cable of a second pump should be connected to COM 10 Use always D A P DECADE II Autosampler Pump order of connect ing devices to be compatible with pre configured device drivers in ...

Page 29: ...up all devices Before connecting power cords check fuse rating and mains power specifications of ALL connected devices See user manuals for de tails OR 100 110 does not have a power switch Plugging in power cord to mains immediately powers up all connected devices 1 Make sure that the power switches of all connected devices are switched OFF 2 Connect mains cable p n 250 0116 to OR 100 110 mains en...

Page 30: ...developed for continuous opera tion For maximum stability it is advised to leave the system ON continu ously If preferred the flow cell may be switched OFF at night If not in use for longer period of time more than a few days see recommendations for system shutdown ...

Page 31: ...CHAPTER 3 Installation guide 31 ...

Page 32: ...32 User manual OR 100 110 ed 5 C H A P T E R 3 Description of instrument Front side Fig 10 front side of the OR 100 organiser rack ...

Page 33: ... below 100mm of Hg absolute 0 13 bar 4 Degasser solvent ports 1 In and outlet port of degasser channel 1 Fitting 28 female One port inlet should be connected by tubing via the in line mobile phase filter to the mo bile phase container other port outlet to the inlet of the pump 5 Degasser solvent ports 2 In and outlet port of degasser channel 2 Identical to degasser channel 1 6 Pulse damper Stainle...

Page 34: ...outlets to connect all ALEXYS system components such as pump autosampler and DECADE II to mains 3 Mains inlet Mains inlet with in line fuse holder to supply power to the integrated degasser and the 8 AC outlets 4 Drain Drain for tubing connection to prevent possible leak age of solvents from the tray onto the electrical equip ment stacked below does not apply for OR 110 ...

Page 35: ...s established by the vacuum pump and monitored by the microprocessor through an integrated absolute pressure sensor Degassed mobile phase exits the vacuum de gasser and enters the pump Fig 12 Block diagram of OR 100 degasser Principles of degassing using Teflon AF membranes The fully amorphous nature of Teflon AF has a molecular level porosity superior to the mechanically induced porosity in extru...

Page 36: ...ol value the pump will slowly ramp down to a low speed typically 40 to 60 RPM Afterwards the pump RPM will vary slightly as needed under the changing degassing load to maintain a virtually constant vacuum level 50 mm Hg 70 mbar This is necessary due to the extremely low mass high response of the degassing device hence ensuring a highly stable baseline Smart Leak Detection A potential leak in the v...

Page 37: ... system The pump is designed for at least 5 years of constant running and has integral in pump venting which eliminates the need for stop start running If a potential leak is detected if the pump RPM 300 for 30 minutes the pump will be shut down and the yellow Status LED will flash The vacuum is maintained as long as the degasser is pow ered on Solvent flowing through the degasser will continue to...

Page 38: ...hase flowing at a constant rate When the system pressure is at its maximum allowable pressure 40 MPa 6000 psi the volume of mobile phase in the damper is only 0 9 mL Fig 13 Schematic representation of OR 100 pulse damper Operation of the pulse damper is automatic The pulse damper works best if the pressure is at least 35 bar 500 psi 3 5 MPa and preferably 70 bar 1000 psi 7 0 MPa In case of low pre...

Page 39: ...of the mobile phase tray is not blocked or closed 3 Do not allow flammable and or toxic solvents to accumulate Fol low a regulated approved waste disposal program Empty and clean waste container regularly Never dispose of such products through the municipal sewage system 4 Clean the OR 100 110 external surfaces on a regular basis Use a cloth wetted with water only to clean the detector Do not use ...

Page 40: ...ncompatibility 3 Start always with flushing LC system with water when switch ing solvents Corrosive solvent precautions When the system is not in use overnight or weekends switch off the cell and read column manufacturer recommendations Flush with an appropri ate solvent and only take out column in case of solvent incompatibility Flush system with pure water and set the HPLC pump to a low flow rat...

Page 41: ...vents Start always with flushing system with water when switching solvents Replace blown fuses with fuses of proper type and rating 8AT 250V UL CSA approved stipulated on the side panel and specified in the instal lation section of this manual The fuse holder is integrated in the mains in let Fig 14 Fuse holder To access the fuse holder push plastic lever on the bottom side of the holder completel...

Page 42: ...heck line voltage see page 13 Degasser yellow status LED is on or flashing Possible cause Remedy Yellow LED is on Typical normal operation see Powering up the degasser page 36 Yellow LED is flashing System leak or fault Contact your lo cal supplier for service Air bubbles in FEP PTFE tubing Possible cause Remedy Loose fittings Check and if needed tighten the input and output 1 8 fittings on the so...

Page 43: ...use Remedy Malfunctioning pump regular pattern Check pump seals valves Back pressure too low for pulse damper For optimal dampening of flow pulsations a backpressure of at least 7 MPa 70 bar 1000 psi is needed Use backpressure regulator or restriction capillary between pulsdemper and injector to increase pres sure Pulse damper defect internal membrane ruptured Contact your local supplier for servi...

Page 44: ...900 VA total max 300 VAC per outlet Degasser 2 channels volume 480 µL channel ca pacity 2 ppm O2 at 1 mL min max flow rate 10 mL min LED for power start up and vacuum level wetted materials PEEK PTFE Teflon AF Pulse damper membrane type dead volume 0 9 mL at max pressure 41 4 MPa 6 000 PSI wetted materials 316 SS and FEP Physical specifications Dimensions OR100 35 D x 39 W x 44 H cm 13 6 D x 15 2 ...

Page 45: ...e for OR 100 110 degasser 250 1552 Nut for OR 100 110 degasser 250 1554 Ferrule for OR 100 110 pulse damper 250 1556 Nut for OR 100 110 pulse damper The OR 110 organiser rack is shipped with a number of parts The listing in the table below may not be complete see checklist of delivery for com plete listing Table IX Accessories OR 110 organiser rack Part no Description 250 0115 Fuses 8AT 250V 250 0...

Page 46: ...ser power switch 27 degassing principle 28 drain 12 electrical hazards v environmental conditions 12 fuse replacement 33 fuse replacement v installation kit 13 leak detection 29 leakage 36 LED degasser 25 lift instruction 13 maintenance 32 pulse damper 31 safety practices v specifications OR 100 37 trouble shooting 35 ...

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