Description
Agilent 280FS AA Atomic Absorption Repair
The Agilent 280FS AA Atomic Absorption is an atomic absorption spectrometer – it atomises a sample in a flame or graphite furnace and measures how much light a hollow cathode lamp loses passing through it. The optical path and the atomisation source are the two things that determine whether the numbers mean anything.
June Company’s certified technicians repair the Agilent 280FS AA Atomic Absorption for analytical laboratories, environmental testing facilities, metallurgical labs, and quality control departments. Every instrument is repaired at component level and verified against reference standards before it ships back, with the measured results documented.
Common Agilent 280FS AA Atomic Absorption problems we fix
- Lamp energy low or unstable – hollow cathode lamps age, and falling energy degrades detection limits before it stops the instrument working.
- Burner or nebuliser blocked or misaligned – atomisation efficiency directly scales the absorbance reading.
- Graphite furnace tube or contact faults.
- Monochromator drive or wavelength accuracy errors.
- Photomultiplier or detector faults.
- Gas flow control and safety interlock faults.
- Baseline noise or poor reproducibility.
- GPIB, LAN, USB or remote-control faults – which breaks automated test sequences while the instrument still works from the front panel.
- Display, keypad or front-panel faults.
FAQs
My detection limits have got worse but nothing is broken. Why? Usually lamp energy or nebuliser efficiency. Both degrade gradually, which raises detection limits long before anything fails outright.
Is the optical path realigned? Yes, along with wavelength accuracy, because both directly affect absorbance readings.
Every repair carries a 90-day parts-and-labor warranty, with a firm quote before any work begins. Email us or submit a service request.
