Features of 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System

General Specifications

Additional Specifications

Pressure System    
Programmable with -100 to +100 mbar on inlet    
Flushing with 1 bar or with high pressure 2–12 bar    
Vial pressurization with high pressure 2–12 bar on inlet and/or outlet    
    
Safety Features    
Current leak detection low current limit    
Liquid leak sensor    
Safety sensors at door and cover disabling high voltage    
Vial sensor    
    
Interfaces    
LAN, CAN, RS232, remote control, analog in (1V, 20 bit, integrated A/D converter), analog out    
    
Injection Modes    
Self correcting injection system with injection from inlet or outlet    
Programmable range: Up to 10,000 seconds    
Pressure: -100 to +100 mbar    
Electrokinetic: –30 to +30 kV    
    
Autosampler/ fraction collector    
50-position carousel    
All vials are randomly accessible from inlet or outlet end of capillary    
Temperature control with external waterbath with vial temperature from 10–40 °C    
(non-condensing conditions, minimum waterbath temperature +1 °C)    
    
Replenishment    
Satellite station for refilling of inlet or outlet buffer vials with fresh buffer for automatic, continuous operation.    
Selectable buffer levelling.    
    
Vials    
100 µL (polypropylene or glas) with resealing snap caps    
1 mL (polypropylene) with resealing snap caps    
2 mL (glas) with resealing snap caps    
    
Capillary cassette    
High-speed forced-air cooler with Peltier element    
Temperature range: 10 °C below ambient, up to 60 °C (min. 10 °C cassette temperature)    
Minimum total capillary length: 33 cm    
Capillary compatibility: 365 µm o.d.    
    
Detector    
Real time UV-Visible diode-array detector (190–600 nm)    
Temperature controlled    
Wavelength accuracy: 1 nm    
Response time: 0.025 to 10 s    
Light source: Prealigned deuterium or high brightness lamp    
Signals: Up to eight signals simultaneously, full spectral acquisition with Agilent ChemStation    
Sensitivity: 1 µM 4-hydroxy-aceto-phenon injected at 50 mbar*5 sec, 3 x 50 µm bubble cell capillary, signal/noise >6* (50 mM borate buffer pH 9.3, 25 kV)    
Baseline noise: <50 µAU (at 2 sec response time)*    
Linear dynamic range: 1x104 (3x50 µm bubble cell capillary)*    
    
Raw data channels    
Detector signals and spectrum, voltage, current, leak current, power, cassette temperature, pressure, lamp voltage and detector temperature    
    
Diagnostic functions    
RFID tag for lamp, early maintenance feedback, supported by Agilent Lab Advisor software with integrated diagnosis test suite    
    
System control    
Operating with graphical user interface under Windows XP (SP3)    
Time programmable parameters: Time programmable parameters: voltage, current, power, polarity, pressure, inlet and outlet vial, capillary temperature, pre and post-run conditioning with pressure and/or voltage, Replenishment, fraction collection**    
    
Electrophoresis power    
Voltage range: Setable 0 to ± 30 kV supply    
Current Setable 0–300 µA    
Power: Setable 0–6 W    
Operation under constant voltage, current or power    
Programmable polarity switch    
    
CE specific software    
Mobility report, time corrected areas, pI calibration and bio polymer size calibration    
    
Environment    
Temperature 5–40 °C    
Humidity up to 80 % relative humidity at 31 °C (non-condensing)    
    
* typical value    
**upgradeable