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*Zero air inlet requires minimum of 40psig compressed air
pressure.
Specifications - FID Gas Stations:
Hydrogen Purity:
99.9995%
Zero Air Purity:
FID-1000:
< 0.1ppm total hydrocarbons as methane
FID-2500:
< 0.05ppm total hydrocarbons as methane
Max. Hydrogen Flow Rate: FID-1000: 90cc/min.
FID-2500: 250cc/min.
Max. Zero Air Flow Rate: FID-1000: 1000cc/min.
FID-2500: 2500cc/min.
Power:
120VAC/amp, 60Hz, 400 watts
Hydrogen Outlet Pressure: 60 psig
Zero Air Outlet Pressure: 40-125 psig*
Inlet Connection:
1/4" NPT (female)
Outlet:
1/8" compression
Dimensions:
16.5"h x 10.5"w x 17"d
(42cm x 27cm x 43cm)
Weight:
53 lbs. (24kg)
Description
qty.
cat. #
price
Model FID-1000 Gas Station (ideal for 1 - 2 FIDs)
ea.
20177
$7234
Model FID-2500 Gas Station (ideal for 5 - 6 FIDs)
ea.
24913
$11,499
Replacement Components for FID Gas Stations
Resin Bed Cartridge for FID-1000 and FID-2500 Hydrogen
Generators
ea.
24914
$157
Desiccant Cartridge
ea.
21671
$193
FID Gas Station Maintenance Kit (Includes 1 desiccant cartridge,
1 resin bed cartridge, 1 filter cartridge)
ea.
24915
$399
International Power Cord Sets
qty.
cat.# suffix
price
United Kingdom (230VAC, 50/50Hz)
ea.
-550
N/C
European (230VAC, 50/60Hz)
ea.
-551
N/C
IEC Connector Only (230VAC, 50/60Hz)
ea.
-552
N/C
Japanese (200VAC, 50/60Hz)
ea.
-556
N/C
Japanese for Zero Air (100VAC, 50/60Hz)
ea.
-553
$300
Japanese for Hydrogen (100VAC, 50/60Hz)
ea.
-554
$125
Japanese for Nitrogen (100VAC, 50/60Hz)
ea.
-555
$200
Parker Balston FID-1000 and FID-2500 Gas Stations provide both UHP grade
hydrogen fuel gas and zero grade air (<0.1ppm total hydrocarbons) for flame
ionization detectors on gas chromatographs. The system is designed specifi-
cally to supply fuel gas to FIDs and to support flame thermionic and flame
photometric detectors. The units produce zero air by purifying compressed air
to a total hydrocarbon concentration of 0.1 ppm or less (measured as
methane). The hydrogen generators produce hydrogen gas from deionized
water, using the principle of electrolytic dissociation of water and hydrogen
proton conduction through a proton exchange membrane cell.
These units are designed for universal operation. When ordering an FID Gas
Station for use in countries other than the United States, simply add the appro-
priate international power cord suffix to the catalog number for the gas station.
FID Gas Stations: FID-1000 & New FID-2500
Convenient, Safe Source of Zero Air and Pure Hydrogen
By Kelli Ventura, GC Accessories Associate Product Manager
built to
international
standards
Produced and supported by an ISO 9001 registered organization, Parker
Balston hydrogen generators are built to meet the toughest laboratory
standards - CSA, UL, CE, and IEC 1010.
• Single unit produces zero grade air and 99.9995% pure hydrogen.
• Eliminates inconvenient and dangerous cylinders.
• Silent operation, minimal operator attention required.
Just add the proper suffix to the catalog number for the gas generator you are ordering.
Volatile Organic Compounds by GC/MS
Columns and Reference Mixes for US EPA 524.2 Revision IV.
By Christopher English, GC Innovations Group Leader, and Joseph Moodler, Analytical Reference Materials Technical Supervisor
• All 84 compounds listed in Method 524.2 resolved in 12 minutes, using an Rtx®-VMS column.
• MegaMix™ reference mix includes 73 compounds in stable solution.
• Three reference mixes include all 84 compounds.
Initially, US Environmental Protection Agency Method 524.2, a purge and trap, capillary GC/MS method, was used to identify 60
volatile aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons in municipal drinking water. Revision 4.0 (1992) added 24 polar compounds and,
in 2003, California allowed the addition of
tert
-amyl methyl ether (TAME),
tert
-butyl alcohol (TBA), ethyl-
tert
-butyl ether (ETBE),
and 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon® 113) to the list of target compounds.
Of these 84 compounds, only the six gases and five ketones are not included in Drinking Water VOA MegaMix™, 524.2 Rev 4.1. To
help ensure long-term stability of the mixes, we offer the ketones separately, in purge & trap methanol/water (90:10, v/v). This sol-
vent system protects the keto groups and prevents acetal formation, which is more likely to occur in 100% methanol.