Agilent Technologies 8890 - To Perform Maintenance on the FID Collector Assembly

11 Maintaining the FID
To Perform Maintenance on the FID Collector Assembly
190 Maintaining Your GC
To Perform Maintenance on the FID Collector
Assembly
NOTE
Perform only the steps and gather only the parts that apply to the desired maintenance
task(s).
1 Gather the following:
• Replacement ignitor assembly, see “Consumables and Parts for the FID” on page 180.
• Replacement ignitor castle
• Two collector insulators
• Collector
• Spring washer
• Gasket
• T-20 Torx screwdriver
• 1/4-inch nut driver
• Tweezers
• 5/16-inch wrench
• Lint-free gloves
• Clean cloth
CAUTION
To avoid contaminating the FID, wear clean, lint-free gloves when handling the collector
assembly.
2 Place GC in maintenance mode: Maintenance > Instrument > Perform Maintenance >
Maintenance Mode > Start Maintenance. Wait for the GC to become ready.
WARNING
Be careful! The oven and/or detector may be hot enough to cause burns. If the detector is
hot, wear gloves to protect your hands.
3 Remove the FID ignitor. If you are not replacing the ignitor, skip to step 5.
a Disconnect the ignitor cable assembly.
b Loosen the ignitor with a wrench.