Introduction to the Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System

Using the Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System 5
Capillary Electrochromatography, CEC
CEC-Specific GUI Explanation
When the CEC mode is selected, a new icon in the form of a gas bottle appears
on the left right side of the CE diagram next to the tray (see Figure 46 on
page 152).
There are also a number of new parameters which may be set either from the
Edit Entire Method option or from the Individual Parameter Settings within the
Instrument menu selected from the Method & Run Control toolbar. The new
parameter choices appear in the following menu selections.
CEC Method Setup
When CEC mode is selected, a new section for pressure settings appears on the
left side of the Method Setup dialog box. (see Figure 47 on page 154). The
parameter set here is the pressure applied to both vials in the inlet and outlet
lift during the electrophoretic run.
Options that can be selected include:
• Pressure off
• Internal, pressure or vacuum up to 100 mbar can be applied to the inlet lift
• Raw External Pressure
• External, set pressure from 2-12 bar
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