Hello all I'm looking at designing some standby methods for my 4 GC-FIDs and 3 GC-MSs as they are often sitting idle for 3/4 days a week and are happily consuming helium, hydrogen and generally sucking money away basically for no reason. Turning them…
Thank you!! The firmware has been updated to D.07.35, forced cold start was performed and neither one worked.
As per service note I removed the sample handler and cleaned the X-Y rods with lint free cloth and IPA, re-installed the handler, cleared the…
Thanks for the help, What I failed to mention in my poorly worded initial post is that the issue was trying to bring our instrument up in standby. I had vented it, thinking we would store it this way for some time. After having done so, I was informed…
Hi, exactly what you said and like what Lance Nelson pointed out,the septum purge flow cannot set on GC 6890 but we can control the septum flow by reduce split vent value or split ratio ,so you can reduce split vent value in method 1 from 197.1 mL/min…
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Hi Anatoly,
if the vapour pressures of the solvents are comparable it doesn't matter that you inject different solvents and even if they are very different like water vs. any organic solvent, the error is small.
In direct injections and cold-on-column…
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the reply but i have run the instrument performance test it was ok.
Customer is using quarts cuvettes.
another issue we found when running wavelength accuracy and precision run from the validation, it missing one or two wavelength…
I am using Chemstation to automatically export 7890A and B GC-FID single page reports to PDF at the same time as printing a hard copy report for each injection. If I go into the data analysis software later and reintegrate my peaks, the software doesn…
Hi azrael, The FID is not a pressurized detector so there is no pressure test. You may wish to explore our GC Fundamentals series on our website. See Below for a link Fundamentals of Gas Chromatography (GC) - Part 1 | Agilent Regards James
This Information Applies To: Agilent Liquid Chromatography (LC) systems
Issue:
Shutting down the HPLC for a long period requires following this general procedure to prevent damage to the system and the column.
Steps to follow:
Store the...
This Information Applies To: Agilent G7129A/B Autosampler with Sample Thermostat/Cooler G7167-60101 or G7167-60005.
Issue:
The autosampler may stop working from time to time, potentially giving off loud noises and switching off the light. The only...
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Issue:
During normal operation of the GC/MSD, the source will require cleaning. It is time to clean the source when:
There is a loss in analyte...
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Issue:
During normal operation of the GC/MSD, the source will require cleaning. It is time to clean the source when:
There is a loss in analyte response not improving...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 5977 and 5975 Series GC/MSD systems
Issue
The autotune fails and reports the error Tune action stopped: Gain and offset = 0 and peaks are too narrow!
Resolution
The MSD autotune program is run after routine...
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Issue
Condition new or cleaned ICP-MS skimmer cones and sampler cones by aspirating a Conditioning Solution before use.
Background
Drift up can be a sign of...
Turn On the GC/MS Interface and Oven Using OpenLab CDS
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Turning on the GC/MS interface heater and Oven using OpenLab CDS software.
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From the Home tab, click Method > Instrument Setup...
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The signal monitor function in MassHunter can help with troubleshooting low sensitivity, carry over, contamination, or high background. It can also be used to optimize...
This Information Applies To: Agilent UV detectors (Variable Wavelength Detectors, Multiple Wavelength Detectors, and Diode Array Detectors)
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Checking accumulated hours on the UV lamp.
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Issue:
Poor internal standard (ISTD) mixing can cause high relative standard deviation (RSD).
The recommendations in this article are applicable if:
It takes a long...