CHAPTER 2 Installation guide
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Fig. 2. Installation of the DECADE.
8. If a manual injector is applied, it is only part of the Faraday shield if the
yellow wire from the cell cable is clamped on a metal part of the injector.
The other end of the yellow cable is connected to ‘SHIELD’ on the
connection plate for the flow cell cable. The sensor cable must be
connected to the phone jack (P1) to make the LOAD/INJECT output on
the rear panel functional. If no injector is mounted a plug is installed. Use
of this plug does not affect the Faraday function.
9. In case of leakage the drain ensures that the oven compartment is not
flooded. For proper function of the drain the detector must be placed
level.
10. Prior to connection of the HPLC system to the detector all metal parts
should preferably be passivated with 15% nitric acid during 20 min.
Make
sure that all parts that are not acid-resistant such as: nylon inlet
filters, column and flow cell are not connected during this step.
The
acid is flushed through the pump, the pump tubing, the damper, the
injector (in load and inject position) and to waste.
11. After flushing with nitric acid, the system must be thoroughly flushed with
demi water. Make sure that no traces of nitric acid are left in the tubing or
pulse damper (check with pH paper). Flush the system with HPLC buffer.
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