Figure 40, Removing piston – Metrohm 850 Professional IC Anion MCS LP-Gradient User Manual
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850 Professional IC – Anion – MCS – LP Gradient
Cleaning/replacing the zirconium oxide piston
Clean one piston after the other as follows:
1 Removing the piston cartridge from the pump head
Loosen the piston cartridge with a wrench and unscrew from the
pump head by hand.
2
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Figure 40
Removing piston
1
Pump head
2
Piston
2 Dismantling the piston
Caution
On the inside of the piston cartridge there is a taut spring than can
jump out of the piston cartridge if suddenly loosing tension.
When opening the piston cartridge, hold pressure towards the
spring and unscrew carefully.
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Loosen the screw of the piston cartridge with a wrench and
unscrew carefully by hand and by holding pressure towards the
taut spring.
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Remove the zirconium oxide piston and lay on a tissue.
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Remove the spring retainer, spring and the inner plastic sleeve
from the piston cartridge and lay by.