I'm wondering just how exotic I could get with GC (or GC-MS) carrier gases. For example, could I run pure methane, or carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, or syngas (CO + H2)? I'm much less concerned with chromatographic efficiency than I am with things…
We have a baseline that gives a sinusoidal wave that starts about 16 minutes. We are using an Agilent 6850 GC with a split/splitless injector and an FID. The inlet is interfaced to a 7679A HS. The baseline is good up until 15.5 minutes then it starts…
Hello, I am running residual solvent testing on a product for my company and I am having issues with peak sensitivity. I am running this testing on a 7890/7697 GCHS-FID combo. I am tasked with coming up with a solution to this issue by only adjusting…
Good Evening, I realize this is a bizzare question but basically what we have is a Dean Switch GCMS system and we use cut windows to determine when the best time is to switch from column 1 (inlet to switch to 3rd column - vent) to column 2 (inlet column…
Hi James, After tightening the nuts between column and FID/inlet and also replacing the new septa, the pressure of inlet is stable and reach the setting point quickly. Thank your for your suggestion. Long.
Hello Guys, I am using Agilent 7890a GC with an FID detector. Last week I saw that there are few ghost peaks in my chromatogram, so I decided to bakeout the column. After baking the ghost peaks disappeared but now I see and increase in the peak towards…
I have GC-7890B -TCD -FID . I want to maintain the flow of gas sample to be same as calibration gas flow . Are there any option in GC to give same flow of sample and calibration gas or shall i use flow meter at the outlet of GC .
I am trying to quantify ethyl lactate in ethanol 20% (remainder water). When I run multiple injections, the RSD is 6-8% for the ethyl lactate peak. The ethyl lactate standard should be 0.2% v/v. We typically test samples that are 95-100% ethanol and use…
This Information Applies To: Agilent ICP Expert software.
Issue
The software version is often asked and is a valuable information: to see if any updates are needed, if certain options are available etc.
Steps to Follow
Launch ICP Expert...
This Information Applies To: Agilent OpenLab CDS
Issue
This article provides step-by-step instructions to calculate peak-to-valley ratio in OpenLab CDS.
Background
The peak-to-valley ratio is calculated to indicate the quality of peak separation...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 6500 Series Q-TOF LC/MS systems, MassHunter Workstation 10.1 or below and MassHunter Workstation 11.0 .
Issue
Fully reset the Q-TOF LC/MS system via a power cycle without venting. For users who experience slow...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 5200/5300/5400 Fragment Analyzer, Femto Pulse, ZAG DNA Analyzer, and Oligo Pro II systems
Issue
The volume of sample used by Agilent parallel capillary electrophoresis systems during a run.
Resolution
The...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 2100 Expert software, 2100 Expert Security Pack, 2100 Bioanalyzer
Issue
When opening the 2100 Expert software and using the Security Pack, the error message " Start of launcher application failed - The requested...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 6890, 6850, 7890, 8890, 8860, Intuvo 9000 GC systems.
Issue
The exchange of the ignitor in a Flame Photometric Detector (FPD) may be required in the following scenarios:
Preventive or periodic maintenance...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 1290 Infinity Quaternary Pump G4204A, 1290 Infinity II Flexible Pumps G7104A/C, and G7131A/C.
Issue
If the flexible/quaternary pump does not generate flow or build up pressure, it could be due to a stuck inlet...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 5200, 5300 and 5400 Fragment Analyzer systems
Issue
Separation times for the Fragment Analyzer for each array format and kit.
Resolution
Caution : The times in this article are the length of time...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 5200/5300/5400 Fragment Analyzer, Femto Pulse, ZAG DNA Analyzer, Oligo Pro II, ProteoAnalyzer systems
Issue
Guidance for installing the Agilent parallel capillary electrophoresis instrument controller and/or...
This Information Applies To: OpenLab CDS (version 2.x) system
Issue:
This article explains how to export OpenLab CDS 2.x data as Archived file.
For copying OpenLab CDS 2.x data to another Projects or another OpenLab CDS systems, you can use data...