How are you connecting your 339x?

[Vox]

So I got my 3396A integrator from consumer products guy (Thank you so much), and now I'm going over my options for connecting it. My HP 5890A has a comm board with RS-232 an HPIB outputs on it. I was thinking I could connect my RS-232 output of the 5890 to the RS-232 port on the back of the integrator, but of course, that would be way too simple. It would appear the 232 port is only for output to a computer. Man this is frustrating.

Should I use INET?

What are the pinouts of the 5890 to connect to the analog input of the 3396A? I know agilent wants me to buy a cable to connect from the analog output on the right top of the instrument to the 3396A, but it's probably going to be way over-priced.

I've looked at a document called common cabling/pinouts for the 5890. I can't find anything about how to hook a GC directly to an Integrator.

Once again, sorry for my very amateur question, and thank you for any helpl

[GasMan]

Vox,

You can also get a cable from Restek. Check out this site, http://www.restek.com/restek/images/ext ... 03-007.pdf, which has the pin connections for both the 5890 and the integrator. You will probably find it difficult to obtain the special connectors, so it would probably be cheaper in the long run to buy a complete cable for $44.

Gasman

[AICMM]

Vox,

Look under student projects for similar thread with www_ups. He even posted a nice pin diagram for the cable to the integrator. You can easily build your own cable with a couple of RS-232 female pins from Radio Shack and a section of heat shrink tubing.

Best regards

[Consumer Products Guy]

Vox - I'll go out to our warehouse tomorrow and pull the cable that we used on our 5890A to connect to the 3388A integrator, if the cable's still there. I'll re-post here either way.

[Consumer Products Guy]

Vox - I took a signal cable from our 5890A for you. It's got a 12 pin female connector AMP8428 on one end (plugs in under cover on front right of instrument, as you face it) and black/orange/white female spade on the other end, Agilent part number 05890-60780, available for $85 or so. I'll mail it to you, you can solder or crimp it to the end of the cable I already sent to you. Under cover on front right of instrument, it will state signal 1 and signal 2, you need to make sure the 5890A keyboard signal output matches where you've got this cable plugged in.

[Vox]

So after finally ordering ink for the 3396A and getting back from vacation. I get back to discover that after I place the cartridge in the integrator, it doesn't print. It moves back and forth like it's printing, but nothing comes out. Any ideas?

[WK]

It needs to be primed - have you done that?
If you haven't then follow instructions in packet - should be similar to:

It has a hole at the back of the cartridge (facing you when installed).
Remove the cartridge and place a piece of tissue on the circuit/print face. Take a paper clip (unfolded) or similar type of blunt end narrow rod and poke the ink bladder slightly and carefully and some ink should come out the other end (print side) - wipe and re-install.

WK

[Vox]

The package said it didn't need to be primed. I tried anyway and got some ink to come out of it. Plugged it in, still nothing. I cleaned the connection between the cartridge and the printer, still nothing. What else could it be?

[Russ]

The newer cartridges we have been getting no longer have the hole in the back where a paper clip can be inserted. There now seems to be a plastic frit there. If you have one of these, you can still prime it by GENTLY applying pressure to it with a pipet bulb until ink comes out. I have had to frequently prime the new type of cartridges despite the claim that they do not need priming. I am assuming you have removed the tape from the cartridge but check to make sure it came off cleanly and that there aren't small pieces of tape blocking the flow. When you cleaned the cartridge contacts at the integrator, did you use a cotton-tipped swab dampened with water? You might also try that for the contacts on the cartridge.