To Replace The Npd Bead Assembly - Agilent Technologies 8860 Maintaining

12 Maintaining the NPD

To Replace the NPD Bead Assembly

To Replace the NPD Bead Assembly

1 Gather the following:
2 Place GC in maintenance mode: Maintenance > Instrument > Perform Maintenance >
The bead is delicate. Be careful not to break or crack the bead. When performing
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maintenance on the NPD, avoid touching the bead with your fingers, and prevent it from
coming in contact with other surfaces.
3 Turn off the NPD bead.
4 Remove the GC detector top cover. See
Hazardous voltages are present when the electronics top cover is open.
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5 Remove the electronics cover. See
6 Put on lint-free gloves before touching any of the detector parts.
Be careful! The oven or detector fittings may be hot enough to cause burns.
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Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with dirt and skin oils.
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7 Remove the screw from the NPD cover then lift up and set aside. See
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• Replacement NPD bead assembly, see
page 186.
• Lint-free gloves
• T-10 Torx screwdriver
Maintenance Mode > Start Maintenance. Wait for the GC to become ready to continue (all
zones cooled to safe handling temperatures).
Agilent data system users: After turning off the bead, save the data system method and
shut down the instrument session. (Note that in some data system versions, you may
need to use the GC touchscreen or browser interface for these settings. To do this, the
keypad must be unlocked and you must close the GC parameters screen of the data
system. Upload the revised setting, then save the method and shut down the instrument
session.)
"Consumables and Parts for the NPD"
"To Remove the Detector Top Cover"
"To Remove the Electronics Cover"
on
on page 18.
on page 20.
Figure 17.
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