Antec DECADE Elite, Service Manual

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Chapter 6 Sensor board installation 47
C H A P T E R 6
Sensor board installation
This section describes the installation of an additional channel (sensor
board) in a DECADE Elite using the DECADE Elite additional channel kit
(p/n 175.0210). This kit enable you to upgrade your DECADE Elite to an
instrument with two or three flow cells.
Contents of the kit
In the table below the contents of p/n 175.0210 DECADE Elite additional
channel kit is listed:
P/n Description Qty
175.0210A DECADE Elite mounting kit 1
175.0220 DECADE Elite/Lite internal cell cable 1
175.0604 DECADE Elite/Lite sensor board 1
250.0040 External dummy flow cell 1
250.0103K Column clamp kit 1
171.0208 DECADE Elite/Lite cell cable 1
250.0102A SenCell clamp kit 1
Carefully unpack the kit and inspect it for completeness and for possible
damage. Contact your supplier in case of damage or if not all marked
items on the checklist are included. Prior to shipment, the parts of your up-
grade kit have been inspected and tested to ensure the best possible per-
formance.
Preparation
As a precaution the following steps are taken:
1. Export the calibration settings to file using Dialogue software (File/Ex-
port settings). Name the file ~cal_data_nnn.ecd". Where nnn is any
new file counter. Save a second file with all device settings named f.e.
“settings_nnn.ecd”. Retrieving settings from file is only needed in case
anything unexpected goes wrong.
2. Ensure that the detector has the same firmware (FW) as the new
board. If not, follow the upgrade procedure (page 25) to the latest FW.