5 Commissioning
5.1 Commissioning and setting up the ELEMENTRAC ONH-p 2
Risk of injury
Pressurised system
− The device is pressurised during operation. Removing the reagent tube
during operation leads to the explosive escape of chemicals or sample
material and may cause injuries.
• Never remove any reagent tubes during operation.
• Use the software in order to put the device into the mode “Replace
reagents” before performing any work on the device.
The following requirements must be met before commissioning:
• The device must be set up; please see „Setting up“.
• The reagent tubes must be filled; please see „Fill reagent tube“.
• The device must be connected to the PC; please see „Connect device to the PC“.
• The gas supply is provided; please see „Provide gas supply“.
• The power supply is provided; please see „Provide power supply“.
The device is commissioned as follows:
1. Turn on the PC and start the ELEMENTS software.
2. (A current version of the “ELEMENTS software” is included in the scope of delivery in the
form of a USB stick or has already been pre-installed on your PC)
3. Turn on the carrier gas.
4. Turn on the compressed air supply.
5. Switch the device on the main switch to switch position 1, please see „Front side“.
6. Wait until the device has reached the operating temperature.
The device is in operation.
The device is ready for analysis after approx. 30 to 45 minutes, as soon as the cells are
thermostated (stable baselines) and the catalyst furnace has reached its operating temperature.
5.2 Commissioning and setting up the auto cleaner (optional)
The following requirements must be met before commissioning:
• The device is set up; see “Setting up”.
• The reagent tubes are filled; see “Filling reagent tubes”.
• The device is connected to the PC; see “Connecting device to PC”.
• The gas supply has been created; see “Creating gas supply”.
• The power supply has been created; see “Creating power supply”.
• The auto cleaner is installed; see “Installing auto cleaner”.
• The Elements software has been installed and the profile with auto cleaner has already been
created; see “Software instructions”.
• You will need the service administrator password.