Chapter 1 Introduction - Antec DECADE Elite Service Manual

CHAPTER 1
C H A P T E R
Introduction
This service manual is written for trained and qualified service engineers
who service the DECADE Elite/Lite electrochemical detector.
This detector enables you to perform all (U)HPLC applications using elec-
trochemical detection. The DECADE Elite includes a highly stable Fara-
day-shielded oven compartment accommodating column and flow cell.
This flow cell has surprised researchers for its unsurpassed S/N ratio and
therefore you now possess the best possible combination for extremely
sensitive EC analyses.
The DECADE Elite has 3 operational measurement modes: DC, SCAN
and PULSE mode. Furthermore, a Service, Diag(nostics) and Config(ura-
tion) mode are available. In addition, crucial parameters can be controlled
by relays and TTL. The DECADE Elite can support up to 3 flow cells (op-
tional), which makes it possible to perform 3 independent measurements
with one detector.
The DECADE Elite is available in different colors. The DECADE Lite is a
"light" version of the Elite, it is for single flow cell operations in DC mode
only (picture, right).
This manual covers service aspects which may be performed by field
service engineers on the DECADE Elite. For details about the user
operation instructions, installation, environmental conditions etc.
please refer to the DECADE Elite user manual (pn 175.0010)
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