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CI-900 Instruction Manual 8/10/2015
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Unpacking the CI-900
The CI-900 base unit arrives with the CI-900, strap and several accessory parts to use with the
instrument. Included are the heavy duty USB cable, charger, tubing accessory kit, potassium
permanganate (KMnO
4
) and a CI-900 Instruction Manual. Several different styles of connector
pieces and various lengths of tubing that do not outgas (ex: Viton or Teflon) are provided as part
of the tubing accessory kit. Male and female quick connectors can be added to tubing and used to
connect sample bags or custom chambers to the CI-900.
Figure 6: Accessories and parts that arrive with the CI-900, clockwise from top center: CI-
900 ethylene analyzer, power supply and heavy duty USB cable, Viton tubing, Teflon tubing
with quick connects, GC emulation port, assorted quick connects, GC emulation sampling
syringe, Silica gel in conditioning chamber
The CI-900 includes the consumable potassium permanganate, which is used to scrub ethylene and
other hydrocarbons from the gas stream. If the instrument has an optional CO
2
sensor, soda lime is
included, which is used to scrub carbon dioxide from the gas stream and to create a 0 ppm CO
2
gas
for the CO
2
zero calibration.