FID Signal Fluctuation

Hi,

My baseline is around 8pA in standby state. H2 is coming from a tank and I can rule out contaminations in the gas source because the gas line is splitted with T piece: one is going to the FID EPC and one is going to the inlet PCM. H2 is the carrier gas. I monitored the H2 front inlet pressure during samples and it doesnt show any fluctuation at all (as it should be). Thats why im afraid the FID EPC has a problem :/

Hi,

My baseline is around 8pA in standby state. H2 is coming from a tank and I can rule out contaminations in the gas source because the gas line is splitted with T piece: one is going to the FID EPC and one is going to the inlet PCM. H2 is the carrier gas. I monitored the H2 front inlet pressure during samples and it doesnt show any fluctuation at all (as it should be). Thats why im afraid the FID EPC has a problem :/

HelloBolt77 ,

Well, in this case I'd say maybe PCM is having a problem. The way I see it, signal spikes can either come from either an electronic issue or contamination. Since in your case the baseline increases and decreases along with H2, I assumed H2 tank/lines are contaminated. It definitely doesn't look like an electronic issue.

I couldn't be too sure what is going on here, but PCM could be a potential problem. Whether or not it is the reason for the baseline spikes, I feel like the pressure bumps shouldn't be present; maybe a valve in the PCM is sticking or somehting.