GC Inlet Maintenance
Find links and part numbers to the consumables used in the video here.
GC Septum
Inlet septa are used to maintain a leak-free seal at the GC inlet, even after repeated injections.
If the septum has a dimple, the dimple…
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Unless you are strictly matrix matching your calibration standards to your samples, it is best to use an internal standard to account for matrix effects. This is standard practice in ICP-OES. Most people use Yttrium or Scandium, an element that is not…
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Hi Raina,
on Carbon columns H 2 will be the first peak closely followed by methane. Like on all PLOT columns overloaded peak shift to smaller retention times, i. e. into your hydrogen signal. There is nothing you can do with this type of column. Hydrogen…
Hello Elei , This is just the normal system pressure as measured by the pressure sensor inside the pump. You can check this from the online or acquisition section of your SW, under the pump status. What SW are you currently using?
Hi MSVS , My pleasure to assist. Thank you for letting us know that you were able to configure successfully using the steps. I am glad to hear that we now have the solution to this case.
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Soap and water or Snoop type leak detection fluids are not recommended to be used on GC or GC/MS gas connections. If gas is leaking out, gas is also leaking in - that's why a leak in the helium line will show as air in the background. That means that…
This Information Applies To: 4150 TapeStation, 4200 TapeStation
Issue
How to deal with a TapeStation Electrode Cartridge change is due warning message.
Background
The Agilent TapeStation controller software will notify users to replace the...
This Information Applies To: Agilent OpenLab CDS
Issue
Sometimes the integration result is not ideal for all injections. This article outlines the step-by-step instruction to manually integrate peaks.
Background
There are 2 ways to integrate...
This Information Applies To: Agilent OpenLab CDS , Agilent OpenLab ChemStation
Issue
Calculation of Area percent or Height percent for uncalibrated compounds in OpenLab software. If all components respond equally in the detector, then Area% and...
This Information Applies To: Agilent ICP-MS (7700/7800/7850/7900/8800/8900)
Issue
How to power off the Agilent ICP-MS Foreline Pump to perform maintenance, or when fully powering off the Agilent ICP-MS System.
Background
The ICP-MS MassHunter...
This Information Applies To: Agilent ICP-MS (7500,7700,8800)
Issue
How to check the E2M18 or E2M18F foreline pump to determine if the pump needs maintenance?
Background
The oil cleanliness and oil level in the E2M18 or E2M18F foreline pump...
This Information Applies To: Agilent ICP-MS (7700/7800/8800)
Issue
How to replace the foreline pump oil in the DS 402.
Background
The DS 402 oil should be replaced at least every 3 months or when the oil color indicates it needs to be changed...
This Information Applies To: Agilent 8890/8860 GC Systems
Issue
How to delete data that is stored on the GC instrument.
Steps to follow
Caution : Before deleting data from your GC, Agilent recommends extraction of data as a backup...
This Information Applies To: 5200, 5300 and 5400 Fragment Analyzer, Femto Pulse and ZAG DNA analyzer
Issue
When no data is available in the Agilent ProSize data analysis software for one or more capillaries, the capillary(ies) could be misaligned...
This Information Applies To: Agilent ICP-MS (7800/7850/7900/8900)
Issue
How to check the MS40+ or MS40-S foreline pump to determine if the pump needs maintenance?
Background
The oil's cleanliness and level, in the MS40+ or MS40-S foreline...
This Information Applies To: Agilent ICP-MS systems (7700/7800/7850/7900/8800/8900)
Issue
Powering on Agilent ICP-MS Systems after maintenance, long-term shutdown, or for power cycling.
Steps to Follow
Confirm that the ICP-MS power plug...