Agilent Technologies Cary 60 User Manual

Troubleshooting
Agilent Cary 60 Spectrophotometer User’s Guide 39
Absorbance is 10 Abs and Fluctuates Wildly During a Scan
Problem
The Cary 60 is reporting 10 Abs and a scan like that shown below is
displayed on the screen:
Figure 7. Wild absorbance fluctuation during a scan
Solution
The detector cable inside the Cary 60’s sample compartment is not
connected. Check that the 8 pin plug on the left side of the sample
compartment is firmly plugged in.
The sample compartment is empty.
The beam inside the sample compartment is not clipped.

Agilent Technologies Cary 60 Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	Cary 60
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English