Agilent Technologies 8860 Maintaining page 210

13 Maintaining the FPD+
To Change the FPD+ Wavelength Filter
5 To prevent light from damaging the PMT, cap the end or place it face down.
6 Place a clean cloth under the filter housing to catch the filter.
Sulfur filter
Filter spacer
Do not use cleaning fluids. Cleaning fluids will damage lens coatings.
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7 Clean the new filter with lens tissue.
Filters are designed for the light of the flame to pass through in a specific direction. The
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triangle (on the edge of the phosphorus filter) and the arrow (on the edge of the sulfur filter)
should face away from the flame and toward the PMT.
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• For phosphorus filter, use the sharpened wooden tip of a toothpick or cotton swab to
dislodge the filter from the housing.
• For sulfur filter (shown below), use the wooden tip of the cotton swab to remove the
filter spacer. Then dislodge the filter from the housing.
Maintaining Your GC