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ECD - negative output

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:03 pm
by lusi
Hello,
Could someone tell me what would cause an ECD's output negative?
Thanks

Re: ECD - negative output

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:58 am
by Koichi
"The Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide for Gas Chromatographers" Dean Rood
page 163, 8.5.8.4 Negative Peaks with an ECD
ISBN978-3527313730

Please refer to this book.
Search in Google books, you can read this book.

In this book,
"In most cases, negative peaks are a sign of a highly contaminated detector or a detector that needs reconditioning."

Re: ECD - negative output

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:45 am
by fsistere
hidrocarbons can cause negative peaks too

Re: ECD - negative output

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:01 pm
by lusi
Thanks so much for all your help.