Agilent Technologies 5973N Manual

Agilent Technologies
5973N and 5973 inert
Mass Selective Detector
Hardware Installation

2Hardware Installation
Notices
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G2589-90073
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First edition, August 2003
Replaces part number G2589-90006
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Contents
1 General Information
Introduction 8
Important Safety Warnings 10
Many internal parts of the MSD carry dangerous voltages 10
Electrostatic discharge is a threat to MSD electronics 10
Many parts are dangerously hot 11
Hydrogen 11
Safety and Regulatory Certifications 13
Information 13
Symbols 14
Electromagnetic compatibility 15
Sound emission certification for Federal Republic of
Germany 15
Cleaning 16
Recycling the Product 16
Customer Responsibilities 17
Before You Start 18
Other Documentation 19
2 Installation
Overview 22
Unpacking and Inspecting the Materials 23
Installing the GC 24
Connecting the Helium Lines to the GC 26

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Configuring the GC 28
Conditioning the Column 29
Preparing the MSD for Installation 30
Preparing the Vacuum System 32
Plumbing the Methane Line to the CI MSD Flow Module 35
Connecting the MSD and the GC 37
Installing the ChemStation PC 40
Verifying EI System Performance 41
Verify the tune performance 41
Verify the sensitivity performance 41
Switching from EI to CI Operating Mode 42
Verifying CI System Performance 43
Verify PCI performance 43
Verify NCI performance 43
Familiarizing the Customer 44
3 Checklists
Installation Checklist 46
Verifying that site preparation is complete 46
Unpacking and inspecting the shipped materials 46
GC installation 47
MSD installation 48
MSD ChemStation PC installation 50
Performance verification 50
Instrument Log Book Updated 51
Customer Familiarization Checklist 53
Topics not included in familiarization 53
Hardware overview 54
System operation 54

Hardware Installation 5
MSD ChemStation software overview 54
MSD ChemStation software autotune descriptions 55
Methods 55
Data Acquisition 55
Data analysis 56
Sequence 56
MSD ChemStation maintenance 56
EI Instrument user maintenance 56
Troubleshooting (Diagnostics) 57
Remote operation/modem setup (if applicable) 57
Tune charts 58
Additional support information 58

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5973N and 5973 inert Mass Selective Detector
Hardware Installation
Agilent Technologies
1
General Information
Introduction 8
Important Safety Warnings 10
Safety and Regulatory Certifications 13
Cleaning 16
Recycling the Product 16
Customer Responsibilities 17
Before You Start 18
Other Documentation 19
This section provides information on how to identify
specifically what type of MSD you are working with as well as
how to properly clean and dispose of the instrument. Also
included in this section are the “Important Safety Warnings”
which list critical safety precautions for all users.

8Hardware Installation
General Information
Introduction
This document provides installation instructions for the Agilent
Technologies 5973N and 5973 inert Mass Selective Detector
(MSD). Installation must be performed by an Agilent
Technologies service representative.
The Agilent Technologies 5973N Mass Selective Detector (MSD)
is a diffusion pump MSD while the 5973 inert Mass Selective
Detectors (MSDs) are turbo pump MSDs. This document will
refer to the 5973N MSD or 5973 inert MSD as 5973 Series MSD
unless otherwise noted.
The 5973 Series MSD system consists of:
•5973N or 5973 inert MSD
•Optional 59864B vacuum gauge controller (required for CI
operation)
•Gas Chromatograph
6890 Series GC, with options for MSD use
7683 Automatic Liquid Sampler (optional)
•PC and MSD ChemStation software
Refer to your MSD ChemStation documentation for
additional information
Table 1 lists possible configurations for the 5973 Series MSD.
Figure 1 identifies many of the common parts.

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Table 1 Possible configurations
G2577A G2578A G2579A G2589A
High vac
pump
Diffusion
Pump
Standard turbo
pump
Performance
turbo pump
Performance
turbo pump
CI No No No PCI/NCI
59864B
gauge
controller
Recommended Recommended Recommended Required
DIP
compatible
(3rd party)
Yes Ye s Yes No
Figure 1 5973 Series MSD system
6890 Series
Gas Chromatograph
5973 Series
MSD
6
890 Series
A
LS tower
CI gas flow module
(EI/PCI/NCI MSDs only)
6890 Series
ALS tray
59864B high vacuum
Gauge Controller
5973 Series MSD LCP

10 Hardware Installation
General Information
Important Safety Warnings
Before moving on, there are several important safety notices
that you should always keep in mind when using the 5973 Series
MSD.
Many internal parts of the MSD carry dangerous voltages
If the MSD is connected to a power source, even if the power
switch is off, potentially dangerous voltages exist on the wiring
between the MSD power cord and the AC power supply, the AC
power supply itself, and the wiring from the AC power supply to
the power switch.
With the power switch on, potentially dangerous voltages also
exist on:
•All electronics boards in the instrument.
•The internal wires and cables connected to these boards.
•The wires for any heater (oven, detector, inlet, or valve box).
Electrostatic discharge is a threat to MSD electronics
The printed circuit (PC) boards in the MSD can be damaged by
electrostatic discharge. Do not touch any of the boards unless it
is absolutely necessary. If you must handle them, wear a
grounded wrist strap and take other antistatic precautions.
Wear a grounded wrist strap any time you must remove the MSD
right side cover.
WARNING All these parts are shielded by covers. With the covers in place, it
should be difficult to accidentally make contact with dangerous
voltages. Unless specifically instructed to, never remove a cover
unless the detector, inlet, or oven are turned off.
WARNING If the power cord insulation is frayed or worn, the cord must be
replaced. Contact your Agilent service representative.