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Metrohm 761 Compact IC User Manual

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5.2 Maintenance and servicing

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2 Connect new column to injector

Remove end caps from column 81.

Screw inlet end of separating column 81 (note flow direction)

to column connection capillary 28 or to the precolumn (see

section 2.7.7/section 2.7.8).

3 Rinse column

Place beaker beneath the column outlet.

Switch on high-pressure pump and rinse column with eluent

for ca. 10 min, then switch off pump.

4 Connect column to detector block

Screw outlet end of separating column 81 to inlet capillary 45

or suppressor inlet capillary 96.

Changing the separation system
If you wish to replace an IC separating column by a column of a differ-

ent type, proceed as follows (see Fig. 14 and Fig. 16):

1 Remove old column

Switch off high-pressure pump and wait for pressure to drop.

Unscrew column 81 from inlet capillary 45 of the detector

block or from the suppressor inlet capillary 96.

Unscrew column 81 from column connection capillary 28 or

the precolumn.

2 Rinse with eluent

Place beaker beneath the column connection capillary 28.

Rinse IC system with eluent used for the separating column

(flow rate 1 mL/min) for ca. 15 min.

3 Connect new column to injector

Remove end caps from column 81.

Screw inlet end of separating column 81 (note flow direction)

to column connection capillary 28 or to the precolumn (see

section 2.7.7/section 2.7.8).

4 Rinse column

Place beaker beneath the column outlet.

Set flow rate for new separating column.

Switch on high-pressure pump and rinse column with eluent

for ca. 10 min, then switch off pump.

5 Connect column to detector block

Screw outlet end of separating column 81 to inlet capillary 45

or suppressor inlet capillary 96.