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HP
5890
Series
II
and
HP
5890
Series
II
Plus
2
Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
3
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 - Columns and Fittings
9
Column Oven
11
Column Placement
12
Packed Column
12
Hewlett-Packard Capillary Columns
13
Fittings
14
Liners/Adapters and Inserts, General
17
Inlet/Detector Liners/Adapters
20
Packed Column Inlet Liners
20
Detector Liners/Adapters
22
ECD and TCD Adapters
23
Liner/Adapter Installation
24
Inlet Inserts
25
Packed Column Inlet Inserts
25
Split/Splitless or Split-Only Capillary Inlet Inserts
27
Jet Replacement, Fids or Npds
30
Metal Capillary Columns
30
Chapter 2 - Keyboard and Displays
31
Displaying Setpoints
33
Entering Setpoints
34
Keyboard Operation, INET Control
37
Protecting Setpoints
38
Loading Default Setpoints
39
Chapter 3 - Temperature Control
43
Temperature Control
44
Valid Setpoint Ranges
46
Cryogenic (Sub-Ambient) Oven Control
47
Programming Oven Temperature
49
Oven Status
50
Oven Safety
51
Fault: Messages
52
After a Power Failure
53
Oven Temperature Calibration
54
Chapter 4 - Electronic Flow Sensing
57
Displaying Gas Flow Rate
58
Designating Gas Type
59
Electronic Flow Sensor (EFS) Calibration
60
Preparation
61
Setting the Zero Calibration Value
61
Setting the GAIN Calibration Value
63
Entering Specific ZERO and GAIN Values
65
Chapter 5 - Signal Output
67
Zeroing Signal Output
68
Displaying Current Setpoint
69
Self• Setpoint
70
User•Defined Setpoint
72
Signal Attenuation
72
Displaying Current
75
Range
75
Attn
75
Setpoints
75
Entering / Setpoints
76
Switching off the +1 MV Output
76
Test Signal Output
77
Instrument Network (INET)
79
The Controller
79
An Instrument
81
Active Workspace
82
HP 5890 INET States
82
INET Operation
83
Automatic INET Reconfiguration
85
INET Configuration
85
Switching between Global and Local
86
INET/HP-IL Addresses
87
HP-IL Loopback Test
90
Warn: and Fault: Messages
92
File Compatibility with Data Handling Devices
94
What Are the Modes
94
What Is the Proper Mode for My Data Handling Device
94
How Do I Know in Which Mode My GC Is Configured Now
94
How Do I Change Modes
95
How to Convert HP 339X Integrator Workfiles from 5890A to SERIES II Mode
97
Chapter 6 - Inlet Systems
99
Packed Column Inlet
100
Electronic Flow Sensor
102
Septum-Purged Packed Column Inlet
103
Problems at High Inlet Temperatures
104
A Thermally Optimized High-Temperature Inlet
104
Septum Purge
105
Electronic Flow Sensor
106
Split/Splitless Capillary Inlet
107
Carrier Gas Considerations
108
Initial Column Head Pressure
110
Split Sampling
111
Splitless Sampling
114
Injection Technique, Split/Splitless Sampling
121
Chapter 7 - Detector Systems
123
Capillary Makeup Gas Flow Rate
124
FID and NPD Jets
125
Flame Ionization Detector (FID)
126
FID Flameout Problems
128
Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector (NPD)
129
Performance Considerations
132
Electron Capture Detector (ECD)
135
Requirements for USA Owners
135
Temperature
140
Background Level
141
Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD)
143
Optimizing Performance
146
Analyzing for Hydrogen, Special Considerations
148
TCD-To-FID Series Connection
149
Filament Passivation
149
Capillary Column Considerations
150
Flame Photometric Detector (FPD)
151
Optimizing FPD Sensitivity and Selectivity
151
Flame Ignition Problems
153
Chapter 8 - Preventive Maintenance
155
Conditioning Columns
156
(Re)Packing Columns
158
Packed Column Inlet
159
Changing Septa
159
Insert/Liner Care
160
Leaks
160
Cleaning
162
Split/Splitless Capillary Inlets
163
Changing Septa
163
Insert Care
164
Leaks
165
Cleaning
168
Liner And/Or Insert Care
169
Glass Inserts
169
Repacking a Split Insert
170
Metal Inserts And/Or Liners
171
Flame Ionization Detector (FID)
171
Jet Exchange/Replacement
172
Cleaning
173
Ignition Problems
177
Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector (NPD)
178
Cleaning
178
Removing/Replacing the NPD Collector
181
Type B NPD Transformer/Collector Assembly
184
Reinstallation
186
Electron Capture Detector (ECD)
188
Frequency Test
188
Carrier Gas Evaluation
188
Leaks
189
Thermal Cleaning
190
Packed Column
191
Capillary Column
191
Radioactivity Leak Test (Wipe Test)
192
Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD)
192
Cleaning
192
Flame Photometric Detector
193
Cleaning/Replacing FPD Windows, Filters, Seals
193
Cleaning/Replacing the FPD Jet
197
FPD Leak Testing (GC with Electronic Flow Sensor)
198
FPD Leak Testing (GC Without Electronic Flow Sensor)
199
Conditioning Chemical Traps
200
Chapter 9 - Chromatographic Troubleshooting
201
Introduction
202
Baseline Symptoms
202
Position
202
Wander and Drift
203
Noise
204
Spiking
206
Retention Time Symptoms
207
Retention Time Drift
207
Retention Time Wander (Reproducibility)
207
Peak Symptoms
209
No Peaks
209
Inverted Peaks
209
Extra Peaks
209
Deformed Peaks
211
Troubleshooting Valve Systems
214
Chromatographic Symptoms
214
Locating Leaks
216
Pressure Check
217
Electronic Pressure Control
218
Safety Shutdown
219
Proper Configuration
220
Switch Setting Examples
221
Chapter 10 - Test Sample Chromatograms
223
Test Sample Chromatograms
225
Index
241
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Category
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Language
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