Location, Attaching the accessories, Connecting the syringe and aspirating tubing – Metrohm 844 UV/VIS Compact IC User Manual

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2.3 Attaching the accessories

844 UV/VIS Compact IC / Gebrauchsanweisung 8.844.1051

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2.2.3 Location

Position the instrument in the laboratory at a location convenient for

operation, free from vibrations and protected against a corrosive at-

mosphere and contamination by chemicals.

To avoid disturbing temperature influences on the insulated column

compartment, the instrument must be protected against direct sun-

light.

2.3

Attaching the accessories

2.3.1

Connecting the syringe and aspirating tubing

For the manual filling of sample loop 45/63 mounted at the injection

valve the 6.2816.020 Syringe and PTFE aspirating tubing 41 (already

connected to the injection valve) are required. These accessories are

attached and adjusted as follows:

1 Connecting the syringe

• Remove the plastic stopper from connection 7 on the front

panel of the 844 UV/VIS Compact IC.

• Push 6.2816.020 Syringe(without needle) into connection 7

until it reaches the stop.

2 Pull out the aspirating tubing

• Pull the PTFE aspirating tubing 41 connected to injection

valve 46/61 through feedthrough 7 by hand as far as

required.

2.3.2

Connecting the drainage tubing for the inner compartment

The 844 UV/VIS Compact IC has a connection 39 on its front panel to

allow any escaped liquid to be drained off from the inner compartment.

A piece of drainage tubing can be attached to it. Proceed as follows:

1 Connecting the drainage tubing

• Push 6.1816.060 Silicone tubing onto the connection nipple

at the bottom right-hand side of the front panel.

2 Lead the drainage tubing into a drain

• Lead the other end of the drainage tubing into a drain and fix

it in position.

2.3.3

Connecting PEEK capillaries

With the versions 2.844.0010, 2.844.0020, 2.844.0110 and 2.844.0120,

the connections from the high-pressure pump to the detector consist of

6.1831.010 PEEK capillaries (i.d. = 0.25 mm, o.d. = 1/16"), which are

connected with either 6.2744.010 PEEK compression fitting (long) or

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