Cleaning, Drying, and Assembly of the Electrolytic Cell for Trace Moisture Tester:
1. Before use, open all ports; clean all hidden parts of the electrolytic cell with methanol, acetone, or other solvents. Never use water for cleaning. After cleaning, place it in a drying oven at about 80°C for 1 hour, then allow it to cool naturally (except for a newly assembled electrolytic cell).
2. After the electrolytic cell is properly treated, place the stirring bar into the cell bottle, inject about 120 ml of reagent into the anode chamber of the cell bottle, install the electrolytic electrode, inject about 5 ml of reagent into the cathode chamber to basically balance the liquid levels, then apply a thin layer of vacuum grease to each ground joint, and install the measuring electrode, drying tube (filled with indicating silica gel), and sample injection stopcock to their respective positions, gently rotating them to ensure a good seal.
2. Place the electrolytic cell bottle on the instrument's stirrer, turn on the stirring switch (the red indicator light next to the key lights up) to check if it stirs automatically (the stirring bar should not be eccentric). When a vortex is observed, plug the two electrode plugs into the corresponding sockets. At this time, the reagent should be dark brown, and both the electrolysis and measurement indicators should be zero (both rows of green lights are off). Use a 100 μl syringe to extract 100 μl of pure water and slowly inject it from the sample injection port, observing the color change of the reagent while injecting. When the reagent changes from dark brown to light yellow, both rows of green indicator lights immediately light up fully, and the digital display starts counting. At this point, immediately stop adding water.
3. After about 20 minutes, the endpoint light will illuminate, the buzzer will stop sounding, and the instrument reaches the endpoint.
