Carbon disulfide is another option for wash solvent when running naphtha or crude oil samples. It's response on FID is low compared to hydrocarbons, so there should be little to no response if some residual is in the syringe.
Hi Lance.
Setting the FID to 5 Hz fixed the peak noise issue. I did notice however that when lowering the makeup flow on the FID < 5 ml/min (set it at 3 ml/min) there was loss of sensitivity in the FID. I set it back to 25 ml/min and the sensitivity…
Dear Colleagues,
I have GC-FID 8890 and i'm using Gas saver feature but I'm observing when I change time of gas saver , the retention time is changed.
for instance, I set gas saver at 20 ml/min after 2 min then inject methanol and the RT is 4.74 but…
Thanks for the comments I have pasted the requested information below:
This is a new one for us as our lab has been running these instruments for 20+ years and can't ever remember this as a problem. We run trace level organics and almost always splitless…
The boxes of standards should have shipped with a Certificate of Analysis enclosed. If you go to Agilent.com, you can search on the part number. A number of the hits are CofAs from different batches. part 5080-8858 CofA Lot CF-4631W.pdf (agilent.com)…
Ah, and I think the issue has to do with that I have 2 autosamplers, and 3 columns (MS at back, and 2 different FID columns at front using a 2way splitter). So the MS signal is in the subsequent folder, the FID1 signal is in the correct folder, and FID2…
Hello,
To calculate the RSD and Pass/Fail results, one can try the following:
In the reporting go to the edtor and open "table properties"
In my specific case, I want to calculate RSD for Area, so I choose the column A, pA*s and press "Column…
Hi everyone, My MP-AES 4210 Machine sa is failing to suck/take-up the samples from the sample tubes..
I tried changing the sample pipes but nothing worked. Kindly asking for help on how to sort out this problem?
Regards,
Kalunga
Hello!
It would be very good to get step by step instruction and definition of each row on Splitter calculator and other calculators to configure our system.
The system uses SCD and FID detectors.
Target is to get ratio 3:1 between SCD and FID for…
Dear team,
I'm running 8890 GC-FID using back injector and front Detector FID. When, we uploaded sequence table, there's message appearing that sequence table rear injection isn't detected. Can anyone help to advise what to do with that?
Thanks…
This Information Applies To: Agilent GC Systems
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Excessive baseline noise can be introduced at different points including sample preparation, sample introduction, separation, and the detector. The excessive background can cause reduced signal...
This Information Applies To: Agilent GC Systems
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Baseline instability that is not reproducible across multiple runs can be introduced at different points including sample introduction, separation, and the detector. The baseline instability...
This Information Applies To: Agilent GC Systems
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Peak fronting is present in a chromatography peak when it has an excessive asymmetry with a leading edge. A normal peak is almost symmetrical.
Other chromatographic problems are identified...
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A shift in retention time can occur for single, multiple or all peaks.
Other chromatographic problems are identified in Basic Troubleshooting for GC Systems . Regular maintenance of your instrument...
This Information Applies To: Agilent GC Systems
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A change in peak size can occur for single, multiple or all peaks.
Other chromatographic problems are identified in Basic Troubleshooting for GC Systems . Regular maintenance of your instrument...
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Peak splitting is when a single compound is shown in the chromatogram as two peaks usually unresolved, or one of the peaks is a shoulder.
Other chromatographic problems are identified in Basic...
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This test isolates the point of contamination to the sample introduction system, which includes the gas supply, gas supply lines, and the sample inlet. It does not include the syringe or autosampler...
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Peak tailing is present in a chromatography peak when it has an excessive asymmetry with a trailing edge. A normal peak is almost symmetrical.
Other chromatographic problems are identified...
T his Information Applies To: Agilent 8890/8860/7890/7820/6850/6890 GC Systems with TCD (Thermal Conductivity Detector)
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Problems observed with thermal conductivity detector (TCD) results can have different underlying causes.
Resolution...
This Information Applies To: All GCs, 6890, 6850, 7890, 7820, 8890/8860, Intuvo 9000
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This article is a troubleshooting guide for when the Flame Ionization Detector (FID) does not ignite or the flame keeps going out.
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If the FID...