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Start-Up Troubleshooting 

The NGC is factory calibrated and comes with a standard set of 

configuration files. Typically, the NGC should not require adjustments; 

however, due to outside factors (Barometric Pressure, etc.), the unit may 

require some adjustments. 

This section is designed for troubleshooting new installation issues only. 

Detailed troubleshooting techniques and procedures may be found in the 

Troubleshooting section of the Totalflow NGC8206 User’s Manual. 

Following successful completion of any of these troubleshooting 

techniques, the unit should be calibrated. 

Using Peak Find 

Many of the troubleshooting techniques will require use of the Peak Find 

tools. The following provides basic information on how this feature works. 

Peak Find is divided into two levels of functionality: Automatic Peak Find 

and Manual Peak Find. Auto Peak Find performs many of the tasks for 

the user to include locating and labeling peaks. As such, it requires little 

or no input from the user. Manual Peak Find, on the other hand, requires 

the user to manually change carrier pressures, inject time, backflush 

time, etc. If the unit gets in a condition and/or the sample blend being 

used causes the Auto Peak Find to not work properly, the user may be 

required to use Manual Peak Find to perform some fine tuning. 

To use either Peak Find function, the user must first place the unit in 

Hold. Once in Hold, select Peak Find from the Analyzer Operation 

screen. Please notice that the Manual check box is grayed out and not 

available at this level of access. Windows for Carrier Pressures, Purge 

Time, etc., will be grayed out but will periodically be refreshed to reflect 

changes during the Auto Peak Find process.  

Using Auto Peak Find 

Select Run Auto PF on the Peak Find screen. The unit will typically 

require 9 or 10 cycles (approximately 50 - 55 minutes) to complete the 

process. Even though chromatograms are refreshed after each cycle and 

may be viewed by clicking between C3-C6+ and N2-C2, the peaks and 

component labeling will not be correct until the Auto Peak Find process 

is complete. The user should receive a message indicating a successful 

completion. Acknowledge the message, and click the Re-read button to 

insure that the latest data is being displayed. At this point, look at Chrom-

1 and Chrom-2 to verify that all peaks are accounted for, and they are 

labeled. If a problem exists, see Manual Peak Find below. 

After verifying that the chromatograms look correct, close the Peak Find 

screen, put the unit in Run mode and allow it to stabilize for 5 or 6 cycles. 

If no alarms occur during this period, perform a calibration. Note that 

some alarms are just warnings and may not stop the user from 

proceeding with the calibration. The user should be able to tell from the 

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Summary of Contents for NGC8206

Page 1: ...MEASUREMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS NGC8206 Start Up Guide...

Page 2: ...llations only It is recommended that inexperienced technicians consult the Totalflow NGC8206 User s Manual for more detailed information while performing the installation and start up Scan through the...

Page 3: ...0 15 20 m 2102024 XXX 16 100 30 48 m 2102024 XXX 23 150 45 72 m 2102024 XXX 30 200 60 10 m 2102024 XXX 36 250 76 20 m 2102024 XXX 42 300 91 44 m 2102024 XXX 50 350 106 68 m 2102024 XXX 56 380 115 82 m...

Page 4: ...ORTANT A particulate filter with a liquid vapor separator sample conditioning module is strongly recommended Operating the NGC without a sample conditioning module can allow liquids and particulates t...

Page 5: ...Strouhal number to determine probe lengths This reduces the effects of resonant vibration Please refer to API standards for additional information Step 5 Connect Sample Streams IMPORTANT Remove sealin...

Page 6: ...of the NGC8206 User s Manual If a sample conditioning module is not being used the sample transport tubing should be 1 16 inch tubing and no longer than ten feet Purge all lines prior to connecting t...

Page 7: ...input 1 DI1 and the calibration blend bottle to digital input 2 DI2 See the termination board drawing on page 15 Step 7 Set Carrier Regulator to 90 PSIG Cal Blend and Sample Probe Regulators to 15 PS...

Page 8: ...and will provide maximum load conditions Due to the fast pulsing action of the oven circuit the true voltage cannot be read with a traditional voltmeter However using a voltmeter the user needs to ve...

Page 9: ...This is the outside connector on the NGC with an explosion proof cap Use Serial Port If using the serial port the external connection on the NGC is a round military type connector Keep Current Port I...

Page 10: ...he NGC should have defaulted to 0000 on start up Step 15 NGC Start Up Wizard When PCCU establishes a connection with the NGC the NGC Start Up Wizard begins automatically This will only happen the firs...

Page 11: ...ormation Be sure to put the unit in Run mode as instructed and allow the unit to run anywhere from eight 8 hours to overnight Step 16 Calibrate the NGC After the unit has run for a minimum of eight 8...

Page 12: ...l indicator of the flowing calibration stream will display The Next Mode should still indicate Hold and the unit will go back into Hold mode when the calibration process is finished If using 2 Purge c...

Page 13: ...n process that was just run This signifies that the calibration data was accepted no alarms etc If this displays an older date and time generally indicating factory calibration the new calibration dat...

Page 14: ...ed during the Start Up Wizard the user may want to see if the streams they set to run automatically are For a stream to automatically sequence it must be enabled and be present in the stream sequence...

Page 15: ...ration the unit will return to its normal stream sequence NOTE Allow at least the first stream to complete and verify that the Unnormalized total is 100 5 99 5 100 5 This concludes setting up the NGC...

Page 16: ...d CTS No Connection Receive Bus COMM 2 J10 COMM 2 J10 COMM 2 J10 1 Power Out Power Out Power Out 2 Ground Ground Ground 3 Switched Power Out Switched Power Out Switched Power Out 4 Operate Operate Ope...

Page 17: ...urity code and the listen cycle time match in WinCCU and PCCU Verify the wiring from the NGC8206 to the Optional Equipment Unit OEU terminal strip and then the terminal strip to the radio Verify the c...

Page 18: ...e fine tuning To use either Peak Find function the user must first place the unit in Hold Once in Hold select Peak Find from the Analyzer Operation screen Please notice that the Manual check box is gr...

Page 19: ...able to check the Manual box There is now a Peak Setup table and the various parameter fields can be modified There are areas in the Peak Setup table such as Slope Run Slope Rise and Front Height Rat...

Page 20: ...peak Possibility Front Height Ratio may need refined See Integrating Peaks Gates may need to be added See Gating Peaks Clue Chrom 2 C2 peak time is not eluting around 220 seconds Possibility Column 2...

Page 21: ...pproximately 220 seconds the unit performs optimally This is not to say that there may be special applications which can cause these times to be different If nC5 and C2 are not within 3 4 seconds of t...

Page 22: ...the peaks Manually label the peaks in the Peak Find screen by zooming in on the chrom placing the cursor inside of the peak right clicking and selecting Label Peak When the new window displays select...

Page 23: ...On the Analyzer Operation screen click the Stream Sequence tab Under the Stream Enable section set the value next to the corrsponding stream to Disable Remove unused streams from the Stream Sequence...

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