2230XP Silica Analyzer
Thermo Scientific Orion
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Startup and Operation
Each Orion 2230XP Silica Analyzer gets thoroughly wet-tested and calibrated at the factory, so
the system is ready to begin analyzing sample streams. The results of this activity are recorded
in a Quality Control Report shipped to you with the analyzer.
Since the elapsed time between factory calibration and your startup process is unpredictable, it
is important that you calibrate the analyzer again before you place it in service for the first time.
Please refer to Section 4.6 for additional instructions on calibrating the analyzer. The reported
result of a calibration is a number that the analyzer uses to determine the sample concentration.
The particular value of this number is not important, but it should be within ± 5% of the
corresponding value in the Quality Control Report. If so, you can be confident that all
subsystems of your analyzer are working properly.
Before proceeding, please make sure of the following:
The reagent bottles 1, 2, and 3 are full and properly connected.
The 200 ppb Si calibration standard (1/2 L bottle) is full with the standard and properly
connected.
The drain and sample lines are connected. Verify the sample is flowing into the sample
chamber located at the bottom right side of the fluidics enclosure.
The lines are primed and there are no trapped air bubbles in any of the lines.
To prime the lines:
MENU
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SERVICES
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PRIME FLUIDICS
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AUTO PRIME ALL
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