getting older Shimadzu HPLC up and running
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:20 pm
Ok. First, please forgive me if I am posting this in the incorrect place.
So I've been tasked with getting a recently donated HPLC system up and running. As far as I know the system had been running well at a local biotech firm. My experience has been with typical inorganic instrumentation (e.g., icp-ms, icp-oes, etc.) so this is new territory for me, though I am familiar with the underlying principles of LC.
Now the components are a Shimadzu pump (LC-8A), uv-vis detector (SPD-10A), and controller (CBM-20A). Both the pump and detector connect to the controller unit by what appears to be an optical cable and the controller has an ethernet connection out to connect to the network or a dedicated computer.
The initial goal of this instrument is to make it a prep scale system to create in-house standards by fractionating biodiesel. I believe there is also a fraction collector in the lab as well.
So my question is will the Clarity software allow me all the controls I need to accomplish this task (and be flexible to be repurposed in the future)? Are there additional converters/items that I need to have the system work with the Clarity software. I hope to purchase software within the week to get started on this project.
Help and advice is greatly appreciated!
Cheers.
So I've been tasked with getting a recently donated HPLC system up and running. As far as I know the system had been running well at a local biotech firm. My experience has been with typical inorganic instrumentation (e.g., icp-ms, icp-oes, etc.) so this is new territory for me, though I am familiar with the underlying principles of LC.
Now the components are a Shimadzu pump (LC-8A), uv-vis detector (SPD-10A), and controller (CBM-20A). Both the pump and detector connect to the controller unit by what appears to be an optical cable and the controller has an ethernet connection out to connect to the network or a dedicated computer.
The initial goal of this instrument is to make it a prep scale system to create in-house standards by fractionating biodiesel. I believe there is also a fraction collector in the lab as well.
So my question is will the Clarity software allow me all the controls I need to accomplish this task (and be flexible to be repurposed in the future)? Are there additional converters/items that I need to have the system work with the Clarity software. I hope to purchase software within the week to get started on this project.
Help and advice is greatly appreciated!
Cheers.