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ICS-2100 Ion Chromatography System

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4.4

Pump Difficult to Prime or Loses Prime

Excessive pressure fluctuations (more than 3% difference from one pressure
reading to the next) indicate that the pump is out of prime.

Empty eluent reservoir and/or no eluent connected

Fill the reservoir. Make sure all connections are secure.

Eluent improperly or insufficiently degassed

Check the vacuum degas settings:

1. Open the Chromeleon Server Configuration program. Right-click the

ICS-2100 device in the timebase and select Properties.

2. Select the Options tab (see

Figure 4-1

).

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Figure 4-1. ICS-2100 Server Configuration Properties: Options

3. Verify that the Degas check box is selected.

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