Agilent 6850 Series II Network GC System

Specifications

Description • 100 V (+10%, –10%), 15 amps, - CISPR 11/EN 55011:

47–63 Hz Group 1 Class B
The single-channel Agilent 6850
Series II Network GC system has • 120 V (+10%, –10%), 12 amps, - IEC/EN 61326-1:2005 Electri-
similar state-of-the-art performance 47– 63 Hz cal equipment for measure-
as the Agilent 6890N GC, but is only ment, control, and laboratory
• 230 V (+10%, –10%), 9 amps,
half as wide. The six-button, two- use - EMC requirements
47–63 Hz
line local interface provides run - IEC68-2-27 Mechanical Shock
control and status information. The Fast Oven Test Standard
GC is network-ready with a built-in
• 120 V (+10%, –10%), 20 amps, - Canada ISEC/NMB-001
LAN communications interface. The
47–63 Hz
GC is also automatic liquid sampler - AS/NZC CISPR 11
(ALS)-ready with built-in controller • 200/208 V (+10%, –10%),
for the G2880 autosampler or the 12 amps, 47–63 Hz • Designed and manufactured
Agilent 7683/7693 autoinjector. under a quality system registered
• 230 V (+10%, –10%), 11 amps, to ISO 9001
47–63 Hz
• Declaration of Conformity
Environmental Conditions available
• Ambient operating temperature: Certifications
15 °C to 35 °C
• Conforms to the following safety Column Oven
• Ambient operating humidity: standards:
5% to 95% • Dimensions: 202 × 200 ×
- Canadian Standards Associa- 105 mm (HWD)
• Storage extremes: tion (CSA): C22.2 No. 1010
–40 °C to 70 °C • Oven power is turned off auto-
- CSA/Nationally Recognized matically when the lid is opened
• Heat dissipation: 3,000 Btu/h, Test Laboratory (NRTL):
0.88 kW typical (at 100–120 V) UL 3101 • Column basket diameter:
130 mm
- International Electrotechnical
• Standard: 5 °C above ambient to
Power Requirement Commission (IEC): 61010-1
350 °C. With CO2 cryo:
- EuroNorm (EN): 61010-1 –20 °C to 350 °C.
Standard Oven
• Conforms to the following • Temperature setpoint resolution:
•Approximately 1,440 VA (max) at
regulations on Electromagnetic 1 °C
100–120 V, 2,000 VA at 230 V
Compatibility (EMC) and Radio
Frequency Interference (RFI): • Column bleed compensation
• Maximum run time: 999.99 min
• Temperature programming: Split/Splitless Capillary Inlet • Maximum temperature ramp
six ramps with seven plateaus rate: 350 °C/min
• Maximum temperature: 375 °C
• Ambient rejection: <0.01 °C per • Pressure setting range: 0–100 psi
1 °C ambient change • Pressure range: 0–100 psi
(0–150 psi optional) • Total flow setting range:
• Automatic H2 carrier safety turn- 0 to 100 mL/min
off when inlet gas pressure drops • Accepts columns from 50-µm id
to 530-µm id • Available with LCO2 cyrogenic
• Typical cool-down rate: cooling only
350 °C to 50 °C: 5.2 min • Pressure pulse mode
• Lower temperature limit without
• Cryogenic gas consumption • Gas saver mode LCO2 cyrogenic cooling:
is typically half that of • Total flow ranges through the Oven temperature plus 3 °C with
dual-channel ovens inlet: He, 20 to 1,000; H2, 26 to oven track on, –20 °C with oven
1,000; N2, 20 to 200 mL/min track off
Table 1. Typical Oven Ramp Rates • Split ratio may be adjusted elec- • Lower temperature with LCO2
(at nominal line voltage) cyrogenic cooling:
tronically without affecting
Standard Fast column flow or head pressure -17 °C with oven track on
Temperature oven rates oven rates -20 °C with oven track off
range in °C (°C/min) (°C/min) Purged-Packed Injection Port
50 to 75 120 240 Detectors
• Maximum temperature: 375 °C
75 to 115 95 190
115 to 175 65 130 • Accepts 530-µm capillary columns Detectors include EPC.
175 to 300 45 90 or 1/8-inch metal-packed columns
300 to 350 35 70 up to 20 feet in length Flame Ionization Detector (FID)
• Total flow setting range: • Maximum temperature: 375 °C
Inlets 0–100 mL/min
• Automatic ignition
Inlets Available:
PTV • Flame-out detection and
• Split/Splitless capillary inlet reignition
(S/SL) • Maximum temperature: 375 °C
• Minimum detectable: <5 pg
• Purged packed injection port • Three temperature program carbon/s as propane using N2
(PPIP) ramps carrier and a 0.29-mm id jet
• Temperature–programmable • Temperature ramp rates 0.1 to • Linear dynamic range:
vaporizer (PTV) 720 °C/min 107 (±10%)
• Temperature–programmable • Pressure setting range: 0–100 psi • Full range auto scaling
cool-on-column (PCOC) • Total flow setting range: • Data acquisition rate: up to 200 Hz
• Electronic pneumatics control 0 to 200 mL/min N2
0 to 1,000 mL/Min H2 or He • Flows: air, 0 to 800; hydrogen,
(EPC)
0 to 100; make-up (He or N2),
• When capillary column dimen- • Available with LCO2 cyrogenic 0 to 100 mL/min
sions are entered, the actual flow cooling only
and pressure are shown as cali- • Lower temperature limit without Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD)
brated digital readouts CO2: ambient plus 10 °C
• Maximum temperature: 375 °C
• Carrier gas selection provided • Lower temperature with LCO2
for: He, H2, N2 and Ar-CH4 • Minimum detectable: <400 pg
cyrogenic cooling: –30 °C (10 °C
propane/mL helium carrier (MDL
• Pressure setting range: less than oven)
can be affected by laboratory
0 to 100 psi • Available with Gerstel septumless environment.)
• Constant pressure, constant flow head or Merlin MicroSeal septum
• Linear dynamic range: 105 (± 5%)
modes head
• Flows: reference gas, 0 to 100;
• Three ramps for pressure or flow make-up (He, H2, N2),
PCOC
• Optional Merlin Microseal 1 to 12 mL/min
septum guarantees at least • Maximum temperature: 375 °C
2,000 injections • Three temperature program
• Septum purge set automatically ramps or oven track mode

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FPD General Valving (optional)
• Available in single wavelength • Clock-time programming (24 h) One 6-port gas sampling valve or one
only 4-port liquid sampling valve can be
• Up to five methods stored, built- mounted in a heated compartment.
• 250 °C maximum operating in SERVICE method
temperature The valve can be connected to the
• One sequence column either directly or via the
• MDL: <20 pg S/s, <0.9 pg P/s with inlet. Valves may be run-time pro-
dodecanethiol/tributylphosphate • Run deviation log grammed. Actuating a sampling
mixture valve will START a run.
• Contact closure (48 VAC/VDC
• Selectivity: 105 gS/gC, 106 gP/gC 250 mA) with BCD input to con- Both the traditional actuator/rotary
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trol external multiposition valve valves as well as piston/diaphragm
• Dynamic range: >10 S, 10 P (up to 16 positions).
with dodecanethiol/tributylphos- valves are available. The rotary
phate mixture • Internal valve control; 24 VDC, valves are suitable for most applica-
200 mA tions. The air-actuated diaphragm
valves have a much longer life and
Micro-ECD • Built-in power/control for the are easier to maintain; however,
Agilent 7683 autoinjector they are not suitable for ammonia,
• Equipped with hidden anode and
primary and secondary amines,
high velocity flows for
hydrazines, strong oxidizers, and
contamination resistance Data Communications alkaline solutions (pH >10).
• 400 °C maximum operating • RS-232-C: maximum Baud rate is The recommended operating tem-
temperature 57,600 perature and pressure ranges for the
• Makeup gas types: argon/5% • Analog outputs (1 mV, 1 V, 10 V) miniature VICI® diaphragm design
methane or nitrogen are: 50 to 150 °C and 20–300 psi.
• Remote start/stop The valves are actuated pneumati-
• Radioactive source: <15 mCi63 Ni
• LAN interface cally and require 40 to 50 psi air
• MDL: <0.008 pg/s lindane pressure.

• Dynamic range: >5 × 105 with The recommended operating tem-

lindane EPC perature range for the rotary 6-port
gas sampling valve is 50 to 200 °C
• Data acquisition rate: up to and the maximum sample pressure
50 Hz Standard
is 400 psi.
• Pressure setpoint increments:
0.01 psi The operating temperature range for
the rotary 4-port liquid sampling
• Temperature and pressure sen- valves is 70 °C to 175 °C. At 5000 psi,
sors compensate for ambient the maximum temperature is 75 °C
variation and altitude while at 1000 psi the maximum tem-
• All EPC setpoints are included in perature is 175 °C.
Local User Interface the method The gas sampling valve, rotary or
diaphragm, is supplied with a
• Six-button interface with two-line
Auxiliary (Aux) EPC 0.25-cc loop. Other loops (0.5, 1, and
display:
2 cc) are available separately.
- Status is on the top line; lists • Maximum number of modules:
one Liquid sample valves have a built-in
and messages are on the
sample loop (0.5 or 1.0-µL size).
bottom line.
• Maximum number of channels:
- ] ] buttons scroll through a three
list.
• Pressure increments: 0.01 psi
- LOAD button loads a method.
• Maximum pressure: 100 psig
- PREP RUN button prepares the
• Maximum pressure ramp rate
unit for manual injection.
(when configured as Inlet):
• START/STOP buttons control the 150 psi/min
sequence or method.
• Keyboard can be locked.

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Maintenance and Support

• Service method sets tempera-
tures and flows for routine main-
tenance (such as septum or liner
changing)
• Operating and service informa-
tion on CD-ROM. Includes multi-
media maintenance procedures
• Diagnostics built into the
(optional) handheld controller
for use by the operator:
- Inlet (leak) test
- Inlet vent trap (restriction) test
- FID jet (restriction) test
• Additional diagnostic tests built
in for hardware fault detection

Dimensions and Weight

• Height: 490 mm to FID cover top,
and 505 mm to top of valve box
• Width: 283 mm, or 333 mm if the
cryogenic option is installed
• Depth: 568 mm
• Weight: 29 kg (maximum)

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Printed in the USA
January 5, 2010
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