MicroCal iTC
200
Washing Module User Guide
21
Cell Buffer Rinse (Short)
Use this procedure to rinse the cell with Buffer solution before a run.
Fluid requirement: Buffer
Time requirement: 0.8 minutes
Procedure:
1. On the Instrument Controls tab, click Cell Buffer Rinse (Short).
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Cell Water Rinse (Long)
Use this procedure to perform an extended water rinse of the cell.
Fluid requirement: water
Time requirement: 2.5 minutes
Procedure:
1. On the Instrument Controls tab, click Cell W ater Rinse (Long).
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Detergent Soak and Rinse (Long)
Use this procedure to clean the cells to ensure that no contamination exists from previous
experiments. Use this method when a more vigorous cleaning is required for any of the
following reasons:
The system is not operating within its normal performance specifications.
Large baseline drifting is occurring.
Non-repeatable control peaks occur during a water/water test.
An increase in short term noise has occurred.
As preventative maintenance, it is also a good idea to do this every few weeks. For heavily
used systems, you should consider running this procedure every few days.
The MicroCal iTC
200
is manually loaded with detergent according to the online prompts.
During the soak, the temperature is set to 50 ºC for a 20 minute incubation period and then
the system cools for 6 minutes. The detergent then has to be manually removed from the
MicroCal iTC
200
. After the cell wash tool is inserted, a Cell Water Wash (long) is performed
automatically.
Fluid requirement: water and detergent (manually added to cell)
Time requirement: 39 minutes
MicroCal iTC200 Washing Module MAN0582
