Troubleshooting issues

Over time we hope to add more and more sections here. Of course we have had plenty of troubleshooting to do in the lab but it is quite a bit of time to document and present them here. If there is something specific that you don't find here, feel free to ask us if we can help. We hope to eventually have a long list of helpful advice as we mull through problems.

Of course, the isogeochem archives are a great place to find almost anything related to troubleshooting your instrument.

Index:

I]  Mass Spec Problems

II] Peripheral Devices

     A) EA

• Spikes on m/z 28 and 29 with a period of abotu 45-50 seconds.

     B) TC/EA

• peak shape problem (just needed to repack the furnace tube)
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• cracking ceramic tubes - yellow/orange crystalline residue on glassy carbon tubes

     C) Heating block for exetainer vials

     D) GC-C/TC

     E] Dual Inlet

III]  Interfaces

     A) Conflo

     B) Gasbench

     C) GC-C/TC interface

IV]  Other IRMS-related devices

Page last modified on May 30, 2007