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Agilent 6820 Gas Chromatograph
Getting Started
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The 6820 Gas Chromatograph
Important Safety Warnings
Many internal parts of the GC carry dangerous voltages
Electrostatic discharge is a threat to GC electronics
Many parts are dangerously hot
Fibrous insulation 13
Hydrogen 14
Electron capture safety
Safety and Regulatory Certifications
Information 17
Symbols 18
Cleaning 19
Recycling the Product
The Agilent Technologies 6820 Gas Chromatograph is referred
to as "the GC" throughout this manual.
The GC is capable of up to two inlets and two detectors.
Available inlets:
• Purged packed inlet for packed columns
• Split/splitless inlet for capillary columns
Available detectors:
• Flame ionization detector (FID)
• Thermal conductivity detector (TCD)
• Electron capture detector (ECD)
• Nitrogen phosphorus detector (NPD)
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