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FID broken on Agilent 7890 GC

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FID broken on Agilent 7890 GC

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ememfour
Whenever I put on my Agilent 7890A GC it always display "FRONT DETECTOR (FID) BROKEN". What could be responsible for this

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R13
Loose/disconnected cables.
Faulty electronic boards.

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ememfour
Which of the boards could this be so that I dont just grope in the dark

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chromatographer1
main mother board
FID electrometer board

best wishes,

Rod

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antonk
Shortened heater.
Disconnected thermocouple.
Shortened to chassis collector electrode or dirt on collector.
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