278 Agilent Restricted Agilent 5110/5100 ICP-OES Service Manual
10 Installation Guide (5110 ICP-OES)
Confirm system performance for 5110/5100
Confirm system performance for 5110/5100
Section Contents:
Start a plasma 278
Instrument Calibration 281
Wavelength calibration and Detector calibration 281
Instrument performance tests 283
Performance Test Procedure: 285
Analytical Tests 286
Start a plasma
From Shutdown mode (or for the first time)
1 Check that all tubing on the torch, spraychamber, nebulizer and peristaltic pump is correctly
connected.
2 Close the torch compartment door, ensuring that the locking lever is fully latched.
3 Switch on the computer, monitor and printer.
4 Turn on the argon gas supply.
5 If the nitrogen purge block is installed, turn on the nitrogen gas supply.
6 Switch on the water cooler.
7 Connect the Ethernet cable between the PC and instrument.
8 Plug the mains connector into the wall and switch on the instrument circuit breaker.
9 Set the instrument standby switch to on (Green LED should illuminate).
10 Observe the instrument start-up sequence:
• The air cooling fan turns on.
• The status indicator turns Blue then Yellow
11 Switch on the laboratory exhaust system.
12 Start the ICP Expert 7 software.
The plasma emits heat, ozone and fumes, which can be hazardous. Always switch on the
exhaust system before lighting the plasma.
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