Lamp Installment and Alignment
A – Slit Selector
B
– Wavelength Counter
C
– Fine Adjust Wavelength Control
D
– Coarse Adjust Wavelength Control
E
– Energy/Lamp Meter
F
– Lamp Current Control
G
– Gain Control
The procedure can be
summarized in the next steps:
1. Install the recommended Lamp Source, position the lamp so that is held by
two springs in the lamp holder.
2. Press the POWER button on the Control
Panel to turn on the instrument.
3. Turn the SIGNAL control knob to LAMP, the AA/BG switch to
AA, and turn GAIN fully counterclockwise.
4. Turn the LAMP CURRENT
CONTROL clockwise until the ENERGY/LAMP METER shows the proper value indicated
on the lamp label.
5. Change the SIGNAL control
knob to SET UP. Set the SLIT to the proper value and adjust the COARSE ADJUST
WAVELENGTH CONTROL to the correct setting on the WAVELENGTH COUNTER (refer to
the Analytical Methods Manual for proper settings for the element of
interest).
6. Turn the FINE ADJUST
WAVELENGTH CONTROL slowly to obtain maximum needle deflection to the right on
the ENERGY/LAMP meter. With the GAIN
control knob keep the needle on scale.
7. Turn the two alignment
knobs on the lamp holder to maximize the ENERGY/LAMP meter reading.
8. Close the lamp
compartment.
9. Change the SIGNAL control
knob to ABS and proceed to ignite the flame.