4 • System Plumbing
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Plumbing the DC Injection Valve
1. Cut a length of 0.25 mm (0.010 in) ID black PEEK tubing long enough to
connect from the Dionex RFIC
+
Eluent Degasser to the injection valve.
2. Connect one end of this tubing to the coupler on the line from the Dionex
RFIC
+
Eluent Degasser labeled
TO INJ VALVE-P
(white label). Route the
line to the injection valve and connect it to port
P
(2).
3. If required for your system, connect backpressure tubing to the pump
4. Connect the line from the temperature stabilizer to port
C
(3).
5. Route all lines through the appropriate tubing
slots and secure the tubing in the tubing clips
(see
Figure 4-33. Tubing Clips
NOTE
After all system plumbing is completed, the valve panel
should slide forward and backward relatively easily, without
kinking or catching any of the tubing.
Plumbing the Columns in the DC
1. Before connecting the columns to the suppressor, pump eluent through
the columns to waste for at least 30 minutes as described in the column
manual. Pump at the standard flow rate for the column.
2. Connect the tubing to the columns as shown in
.
3. Check the arrow on each column label; it should point in the direction of
flow (away from the injection valve).
4. Push the guard and separator columns onto the column clips in the lower
compartment of the DC.
Tubing
Clips