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Agilent Technologies

Agilent 7820A

Gas Chromatograph

Advanced User Guide

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Manual Part Number

G4350-90020

Edition

Fifth edition, August 2016

Fourth edition, September 2015

Third edition, June 2011

Second edition, January 2010

First edition, March 2009

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Firmware Version

This manual is written for 7820A GCs using

firmware version A.01.18.

Advanced User Guide 3

Contents

1 Software Keypad

Using the Software Keypad 10

2 Programming

Run Time Programming 12

Using run time events 12

Programming run time events 13

The run table 13

Adding events to the run table 13

Editing events in the run table 14

Deleting run time events 14

Clock Time Programming 15

Using clock time events 15

Programming clock time events 15

Adding events to the clock table 15

Editing clock time events 16

Deleting clock time events 16

Post Run Programming 17

To enable a post run program 17

To disable a post run program 17

3 Inlets

Using Hydrogen 20

Inlet Overview 21

Carrier Gas Flow Rates 22

About Gas Saver 23

To use gas saver 24

Pre Run and Prep Run 25

The [Prep Run] key 25

Auto Prep Run 26

About the Split/Splitless Inlet 27

Septum tightening (S/SL) 27

Standard S/SL inlet 28

Split/Splitless inlet split mode overview 28

Split/Splitless inlet splitless mode overview 29

The S/SL inlet pulsed split and splitless modes 30

Split/Splitless inlet split mode minimum operating pressures 31

4 Advanced User Guide

Selecting the correct S/SL inlet liner 32

Vapor Volume Calculator 34

Setting parameters for the S/SL split mode 34

Selecting parameters for the S/SL splitless mode 36

Setting parameters for the S/SL splitless mode 36

Setting parameters for the S/SL pulsed modes 38

About the Purged Packed Column Inlet 39

Setting parameters 40

About the Packed Column Inlet 41

Adjusting parameters 42

About the Cool On-Column Inlet 43

Setup modes of the COC inlet 44

Retention gaps 44

COC inlet temperature control 44

Setting COC inlet flows/pressures 45

Setting COC inlet parameters 46

4 Columns and Oven

About the Oven 48

Oven safety 48

Configuring the Oven 49

About Oven Temperature Programming 50

Programming setpoints 50

Oven ramp rates 51

Setting the oven parameters for constant temperature 51

Setting the oven parameters for ramped temperature 52

About Columns 53

Selecting the correct packed glass column type 53

About the column modes 53

Select a column mode 54

Setting the column parameters for constant flow or constant

pressure 55

Enter a flow or pressure program (optional) 55

Programming column pressure or flow 56

Advantages of the optional Backflush Wizard 56

Procedures for manually creating a backflush method 57

Nickel Catalyst Tube 61

About the nickel catalyst tube 61

Nickel catalyst gas flows 61

Setting temperatures for the nickel catalyst tube 62

Advanced User Guide 5

Hydrogen Sensor 63

Instrument logs 63

Calibration 63

Status information 63

Operation with an Agilent data system 64

5 Detectors

About Makeup Gas 66

About the FID 67

How FID units are displayed in Agilent data systems and on the GC 68

To light the FID flame 68

To extinguish the FID flame 68

FID automatic reignition (Lit offset) 68

Recommended starting conditions for new FID methods 69

Setting parameters for FID 70

About the TCD 71

TCD pneumatics 73

TCD carrier, reference, and makeup gas 73

TCD gas pressures 74

Selecting reference and makeup flows for the TCD 75

Chemically active compounds reduce TCD filament life 75

Changing the TCD polarity during a run 76

Detecting hydrogen with the TCD using helium carrier gas 76

Setting parameters for the TCD 76

About the µECD 79

µECD safety and regulatory information 79

µECD warnings 80

µECD gas flows 82

µECD linearity 82

µECD detector gas 82

µECD temperature 83

µECD analog output 83

Recommended starting conditions for new µECD methods 83

µECD makeup gas notes 83

µECD temperature programming 84

Setting parameters for the µECD 84

About the NPD 85

NPD flows and general information 85

NPD flow, temperature, and bead recommendations 86

NPD required gas purity 87

Setting parameters for the NPD 88

Selecting an NPD bead type 89

6 Advanced User Guide

Selecting an NPD jet 90

To configure the NPD 91

Automatically adjusting NPD bead voltage 92

Setting NPD adjust offset on the clock table 93

Aborting NPD adjust offset 93

Extending the NPD bead life 93

Setting the initial bead voltage for new beads 94

Setting NPD bead voltage manually (optional) 94

About the FPD+96

FPD+linearity 97

FPD+Lit Offset 97

FPD+photomultiplier protection 97

FPD+optical filters 98

Inlet liners for use with the FPD+98

FPD+temperature considerations 98

FPD+gas purity 99

FPD+gas flows 99

Lighting the FPD+flame 99

Setting parameters for the FPD+100

About the FPD 102

FPD linearity 103

FPD Lit Offset 103

Starting Up and Shutting Down the FPD 103

FPD photomultiplier protection 103

FPD optical filters 103

Inlet liners for use with the FPD 104

FPD temperature considerations 104

FPD gas purity 104

FPD gas flows 104

Lighting the FPD flame 105

Setting parameters for the FPD 106

6 Valves

The Valve Box 110

Heating the valves 110

Valve temperature programming 110

Valve Control 111

The valve drivers 111

The internal valve drivers 111

Valve Types 113

Configuring a Valve 114

Advanced User Guide 7

Controlling a Valve 115

From the keyboard 115

From the run or clock time tables 115

Gas sampling valve 115

7 GC Output Signals

About Signals 118

Analog Signals 119

Analog zero 119

Analog range 119

Analog data rates 120

Selecting fast peaks (analog output) 121

Digital Signals 122

Digital zero 122

Signal Freeze and Resume 122

Data rates with Agilent data systems 123

Zero Init Data Files 125

8 Auxiliary Devices

About Pressure Control 128

Pressure units 128

8 Advanced User Guide

Agilent 7820A Gas Chromatograph

Advanced User Guide

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Software Keypad

10 Advanced User Guide

1Software Keypad

Using the Software Keypad

The Agilent software keypad (remote controller) provides the

ability to program and use the 7820A Gas Chromatograph (GC).

Refer to the Operating Guide for instructions for its installation

and use.

All instructions in this manual assume the use of the software

keypad unless otherwise noted.

Figure 1 Software keypad (remote controller)

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