Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS-2000, Operator'S Manual

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ICS-2000 Ion Chromatography System
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Conditioning the EluGen Cartridge
Always 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-2000 touch screen
SUPPRESSOR
page (see
Section C.9 ). Disabling this option lets you turn on the pump, without
automatically turning on the suppressor.
4. From the ICS-2000 Control panel in Chromeleon or the ICS-2000
touch screen
HOME
page, set the pump flow rate to 1.00 mL/min .
5. Turn on the pump.
6. From the Chromeleon Control panel or the touch screen
ELUENT
GENERATOR
page, set the
EGC-1
concentration to 9 mM .
7. Turn on the EGC-1 current.
8. Run at these settings for 30 minutes.
9. Turn off the EGC-1 current.
10. Turn off the pump.
11. Remove the backpressure coil.
12. Reconnect the
TO INJ VALVE IN - P/ELUENT OUT
line to the mixer
inlet.
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.