ICS-2100 Installation Instructions
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Doc. 065294-01 3/09
Conditioning the EluGen Cartridge
After completing the installation steps described in the previous sections,
condition the EluGen cartridge for 30 minutes before initial use.
1. Make sure the eluent reservoir is filled with ASTM filtered, Type I
(18-megohm) deionized water.
2. Verify that the suppressor is off.
3. Verify that the
Automatically turn on with pump
option is not
selected on the ICS-2100 touch screen
SUPPRESSOR
page. Disabling
this option lets you turn on the pump, without automatically turning
on the suppressor.
4. On the ICS-2100 touch screen
HOME
page, set the pump flow rate to
1.00 mL/min
.
5. Turn on the pump.
6. On the touch screen
HOME
page, touch the
EGC
button to open the
ELUENT GENERATOR
page. Verify that the cartridge type is
Carb
.
If the cartridge type is wrong, verify that the cartridge serial number
was entered correctly in the Chromeleon Server Configuration
program (see
“Recording the EluGen Cartridge Serial Number in
).
7. Set the
EGC-1
concentration to
9 mM
.
8. Turn on the EGC-1 current.
9. Run the EluGen cartridge at these settings for 30 minutes.
10. Turn off the EGC-1 current.
11. Turn off the pump.
To avoid damaging the suppressor, always turn off the suppressor
before conditioning the EluGen cartridge. The pump flow is on during
conditioning, however, no flow reaches the suppressor.
