To Perform Maintenance On The Fid Collector Assembly - Agilent Technologies 8860 Maintaining

9 Maintaining the FID

To Perform Maintenance on the FID Collector Assembly

To Perform Maintenance on the FID Collector
Assembly
Perform only the steps and gather only the parts that apply to the desired maintenance
NOTE
task(s).
1 Gather the following:
To avoid contaminating the FID, wear clean, lint-free gloves when handling the collector
C AU T I O N
assembly.
2 Launch the GC maintenance wizard: Maintenance > Detectors, select the detector, then
Be careful! The oven and/or detector may be hot enough to cause burns. If the detector is
WAR N IN G
hot, wear gloves to protect your hands.
3 Remove the FID ignitor. If you are not replacing the ignitor, skip to
150
• Replacement ignitor assembly, see
• 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
select Perform Maintenance > Maintain FID Collector > Start Maintenance. The wizard will
guide you through the maintenance steps described below.
a Disconnect the ignitor cable assembly.
"Consumables and Parts for the FID" on page 140.
step 5.
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