Chapter 4 35
Installation
Installing the Model 5380 Detector Controller
Setting up the Detector Controller
1. Set the Detector Controller next to the GC. Since the detector ports in most
GCs are located on the right side, the Detector Controller should be placed to
the right of the GC.
2. Ensure that the Detector Controller power switch on the back panel is off.
3. Plug the appropriate end of the power cord (Part #116038) into the power
receptacle on the back of the Detector Controller.
4. Depending on the specifications of the Detector Controller, plug the other end
of the power cord into an appropriate power outlet.
Installing the Electrical Connections
1. Carefully cut the nylon tyraps holding the PFPD cables together.
2. Connect the heater cable connector to the corresponding 4-pin nylon connec-
tor located to the right of the detector port above the motherboard in the
Agilent 6890 GC (see Figure 4.3). The front detector port corresponds to the
front connector, and the back detector port corresponds to the back connector.
Note: To connect the heater cable to the Agilent 5890 GC complete the following
steps:
• On the GC motherboard (GC right side), disconnect the brown plug
J10 and remove the clear plastic housing.
• Unplug the brown plug J9 on the far right of the motherboard by
squeezing its two locking levers. Press the two heater pins (large
diameter) into the GC receptacles corresponding to the selected
detector port (DET A and DET B correspond to the front and back
detector ports, respectively). Push plug J9 back into its original posi-
tion on the motherboard.
• Unplug the black plug P7 in the upper right corner of the motherboard,
and press the two temperature sensor pins (small diameter) into the GC
receptacles corresponding to the selected detector port (DET A and
DET B correspond to the front and back detector ports, respectively).
Push plug P7 back into its original position on the motherboard.
3. Route the ignitor and PMT cables to the back of the GC and out to the Detec-
tor Controller.
4. Connect the PMT HV cable leading from the back of the PMT housing
assembly to the PMT HV connector on the back of the Detector Controller.
!
WARNING: The
GC electrical
components
contain high
voltage. Turn off
the GC and the
detector power,
and disconnect
all power.
!
WARNING:
Maintain a static
safe area when
handling all
electronic parts
and assemblies.
Use a static-
control wrist
strap that is
connected
through a one
megohm resistor
to an appropriate
earth ground.
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