Oritron Dionex Ion Chromatography System ICS-2100 - Manual (Page 176)

ICS-2100 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 and the auxiliary electrolytic device (if
installed) are off.
3. Verify that the Automatically turn on with pump option is not
selected on the ICS-2100 touch screen SUPPRESSOR page (see
Section B.9 ). Disabling this option lets you turn on the pump, without
automatically turning on the suppressor.
4. From the ICS-2100 Control panel in Chromeleon or the touch screen
HOME page, set the pump flow rate to 1.00 mL/min.
5. Turn on the pump.
6. Select the following settings from the Chromeleon Control panel or
the touch screen ELUENT GENERATOR page:
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Set the EGC-1 concentration to 9 mM.
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Set the EGC-2 concentration to 1 mM.
7. Turn on the EGC-1 and EGC-2 currents.
8. Run at these settings for 30 minutes.
9. Turn off the EGC-1 and EGC-2 currents.
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.
13. Reconnect the TO SRS/AES REGEN OUT line to the suppressor REGEN
OUT port.
To avoid damaging the suppressor (and auxiliary electrolytic device, if
installed), always turn them off before conditioning the EluGen
cartridge. The pump flow is on during conditioning; however, no flow
reaches the suppressor or auxiliary electrolytic device.