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Revision 05 released October 2012; new part numbers assigned Revision 06 released August 2013; new part numbers assigned Revision 07 released March 2016; support for Dionex Aquion added, checklist removed Software version: Chromeleon 7.2 SR4 and later required for Dionex Aquion support...
Preventive Maintenance Procedure Dionex Aquion and ICS-1000/1100/1500/1600/2000/2100 This manual describes a preventive maintenance procedure for the Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ Aquion, ICS-1000, ICS-1100, ICS-1500, ICS-1600, ICS-2000, and ICS-2100 Ion Chromatography Systems. The procedure consists of: • Rebuilding the high-pressure injection valve •...
The following items are provided in each system Ship Kit: • 1/4 x 5/16-in open-end wrench (P/N 014605) • 10 cc syringe (P/N 079803) System Ship Kit Part Number Dionex Aquion, ICS-1000, ICS-1100, ICS-1500, or ICS-1600 057905 Dionex ICS-2000 or ICS-2100 064375 Additional Items Required The following items must be provided by the user: •...
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Note TO INJECT VALVE - P Figure 2. Dionex Aquion or ICS-1000/1100/1500/1600 injection valve plumbing Figure 3. Dionex ICS-2000/2100 injection valve plumbing Rebuilding If an auxiliary valve is installed and has been used enough to require maintenance, rebuild the valve by...
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4. Disconnect the tube fittings from the inlet and outlet check valve assemblies on the primary pump head (see Figure Figure 4. Pump heads (Dionex Aquion and ICS-1100/1600/2100 pump shown) Outlet check valve Secondary Primary pump head pump head...
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To install the new check valve cartridges 1. For the inlet check valve: Place a new cartridge (P/N 045994), with the double-hole end of the cartridge visible, in the housing. For the outlet check valve: Place a new cartridge, with the single-hole end visible, in the housing. 2.
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4. Place the head (front end down) on a clean work surface and lift off the spacer to expose the piston seal (see Figure 6 for the primary pump head; see Figure 7 for the secondary pump head). Figure 6. Primary pump head Priming Valve Knob (P/N 055709)
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5. The piston does not come off as part of the pump head assembly because it is captured by a magnetic retention system. To remove the piston after removing the pump head: a. Hold the shaft of the piston (near the base). b.
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2. Close the priming valve. 3. Using a squirt bottle or a plastic syringe, fill the head cavity with deionized water through the piston opening (see Figure Figure 9. Filling the head cavity with deionized water (plastic syringe shown) 4. Reinsert the piston into the seal, and then push the piston into the head (see Figure 10).
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(see Figure 11). Valve Figure 11. Waste and priming valves (Dionex Aquion and ICS-1100/1600/2100 pump shown) O-Rings Waste valve Priming valve 2. If the O-ring is removed with the valve knob in...
Figure 12. Waste valve or priming valve O-ring replacement Valve Knob O-Ring (P/N 055752) 3. Slide a new O-ring (P/N 055752) over the end of the valve. 4. Reinstall the valve knob containing the new O-ring into the pump head, turn the knob clockwise, and tighten fingertight.
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