ICS-3000 Ion Chromatography System
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A.17 ICS-3000 Conductivity Detector
Electronics Microprocessor-controlled digital signal processing
Detection Types Single- or dual-conductivity detection. Dual-detection can be
controlled either simultaneously or independently.
Cell Drive 8 kHz square wave
Linearity 1% at 1000 µS
Resolution 0.10 nS
Signal Sampling
Rate
Maximum of 100 Hz
Electronic Noise,
Dry
S/N ratio = 200,000:1 (Example: 1000 µS:5 nS)
Electronic Noise,
Wet
At 23 µS, noise <0.2 nS
At 1 µS, noise <0.1 nS
Filter Rise times from 0 to 10 s
Temperature
Compensation
Factory set at 1.7% per °C; programmable from 0.0 to
3.0% per °C
Cell Body PEEK
Cell Electrodes Passivated 316 stainless steel
Active Volume of
Cell
< 1.0 µL
Cell Operating
Temperature
5 ºC above the DC detector compartment temperature;
maximum of 60 ºC
Cell Maximum
Operating
Pressure
3 MPa (500 psi)
Signal Gain
Ranges
0 to 180 µS, 0 to 1000 µS, and 0 to 15,000 µS
Optional Analog
Output Full-Scale
Ranges
Three separate ranges from 0 to 15,000 µS