Dionex ICS-5000
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Installation Instructions
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2. Set the pump
Purge
rate to 0.01 mL/min or select the flow rate specified
in the Quality Assurance Report (QAR) shipped with the column. Set the
Duration
to 300 s and click
Prime
. Using purge mode prevents low-
pressure alarms.
3. Verify that the Dionex EGC current, the CR-TC voltage, and the
suppressor current are off.
4. Hydrate the suppressor eluent chamber for 5 minutes and then turn off the
pump flow.
5. Disconnect the CES
ELUENT IN
line from the injection valve to remove
the CES from the flow path during column flushing.
4.1.11 Flushing and Installing the Columns
NOTE
For detailed information about a column, refer to the column
manual, included on the Thermo Scientific Reference Library
DVD (P/N 053891).
Flushing the Capillary Columns
1. Locate the Dionex IC Cube Tubing Kit (P/N 072186) in the Dionex ICS-
5000
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Ship Kit (P/N 075161). The kit contains precision cut tubing and
the fittings required for installing various column configurations.
2. To flush the guard column (if included):
a.
Connect the 125 mm (4.92 in) precision cut tubing, labeled
VALVE
PORT 3
(P/N 072189), to the
ELUENT OUT
port (3) of the injection
valve. Connect the other end to the guard column.
b. Select the flow rate specified in the Quality Assurance Report (QAR)
shipped with the column and turn on the pump.
c.
Set the Dionex EGC current to the setting specified in the QAR and
turn on the Dionex EGC current. Verify that the CR-TC is off.
d. Flush the guard column to waste for 10 minutes.
e.
Connect the separator column to the guard column, using the 65 mm
(2.56 in) precision cut tubing (P/N 072188).
Capillary
IC