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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Chemical Engineering Forum => Topic started by: asorocha on September 02, 2014, 09:48:36 AM

Title: new problem with the Atomic Absorption Spetrometer
Post by: asorocha on September 02, 2014, 09:48:36 AM
We can't work with the instrument at all. We was going to work with a Palladium lamp, then we received the follwing error message: "Peak search problem". We looked for energy levels and it was at 0%, for both, HCL and D2 lamp. (PMT: 316V)
We tried the lamp alignment and got nothing, no sound, no movement... (PMT: #### V, I never seen this before). We tried to scan and still nothing happens, just a message: "time out. switch off the instrument and PC and switch on again in proper order". In the end, we "can turn off" the lamp in the PC, but in fact the lamp still turned on.

Anyone knows anything about this problem?
Title: Re: new problem with the Atomic Absorption Spetrometer
Post by: Borek on September 02, 2014, 03:28:15 PM
Why don't you ask the technical support?
Title: Re: new problem with the Atomic Absorption Spetrometer
Post by: Arkcon on September 02, 2014, 09:10:45 PM
Also, if you're hoping for personal insights (as opposed to working with tech support) you will have to tell us manufacturer, make and model.
Title: Re: new problem with the Atomic Absorption Spetrometer
Post by: asorocha on September 03, 2014, 04:01:16 AM
Why don't you ask the technical support?
I tried technical support but I had no answer, yet... and I'm trying to avoid the assistance visit (to reduce costs).

Also, if you're hoping for personal insights (as opposed to working with tech support) you will have to tell us manufacturer, make and model.

You're right, the instrument we use it's an Analytik Jena novAA350.

Thank you both!
Title: Re: new problem with the Atomic Absorption Spetrometer
Post by: asorocha on September 03, 2014, 07:47:54 AM
Could it be a fuse?

Could it be any problem about PMT?

What do you think?
Title: Re: new problem with the Atomic Absorption Spetrometer
Post by: asorocha on September 04, 2014, 09:17:20 AM
No, it isn't the fuses, we just checked...

Any other sugestion?