Table of contents
General information ......................................................................ii
Copyright notice........................................................................................... ii
Trademarks ................................................................................................. ii
Customer comments..................................................................................... ii
Contacting Waters ....................................................................................... iii
Safety considerations................................................................................... iii
Safety hazard symbol notice ...............................................................iii
Considerations specific to the Waters 2432 Conductivity Detector ............iv
FCC radiation emissions notice ............................................................iv
Electrical power safety notice ..............................................................iv
Equipment misuse notice....................................................................iv
Safety advisories...............................................................................iv
Operating this device ....................................................................................v
Applicable symbols ............................................................................ v
Audience and purpose........................................................................vi
Intended use of the detector...............................................................vi
Calibrating........................................................................................vi
Quality control ..................................................................................vi
EMC considerations...................................................................................... vi
Canada spectrum management emissions notice ...................................vi
ISM classification: ISM group 1 class B ................................................vii
EC authorized representative ....................................................................... vii
1 2432 Conductivity Detector .........................................................11
1.1 Location of the detector within the system ..................................................... 11
1.2 Major components ...................................................................................... 14
1.3 Theory of operation .................................................................................... 16
1.3.1 Flow cell design............................................................................... 16
1.3.2 Conductance................................................................................... 16
1.3.3 Temperature................................................................................... 16
1.3.4 Autozero ........................................................................................ 17
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