GC/MS

Training Units   5 (US)  |  6 (CA)         What are Training Units?

This course is designed for the GC-MSD Operator who wants an introduction to troubleshooting and preventive maintenance of the most frequently occurring operational problems of the Agilent 5973 or 5975 Mass Selective Detector. The course will emphasize how to perform preventative maintenance to avoid these problems. This is a lecture-only course accompanied by a discussion of typical tunes, problem tunes, class exercises and summary of results.

Agilent GC-MSD system overview

Steps to logical troubleshooting

The information funnel

Troubleshooting using tuning

Understanding the tune report

The data system diagnostics menu

Vacuum

Electronics

GC (split/splitless capillary inlet) fundamentals

Common inlet problems/maintenance

Common column problems/maintenance

GC-MS interface fundamentals

Common interface problems/maintenance

Vacuum system fundamentals

Foreline pump problems/maintenance

Diffusion pump problems/maintenance

Turbo pump problems/maintenance

Source fundamentals

Source problems/maintenance

Mass filter fundamentals

Quadrupole problems/maintenance

Detector fundamentals

HED/EM problems/maintenance