USED AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES 8860

15-Day
Refurbishment cadence
OEM-Spec
Verified against OEM and published benchmarks; report included.
On-Staff
Solution Scientists
Since 1996
Three decades supporting labs
What you are buying
Most petrochemical, environmental, and food-safety methods call for the capillary GC separations the Agilent 8860 runs. Electronic pneumatic control meters the carrier gas to 0.001 psi; the heated inlet vaporizes the sample and carries it onto the column; the oven programs from 4 to 450°C; the detector measures each compound as it elutes. GenTech rebuilds, plumbs, and tests the inlets, detectors, and flow path. You receive a GC that arrives verified and ready to run your methods.
Every unit moves through the GenTech Certified process. Solution Scientists disassemble and inspect each module, replace all consumables and degraded wear components, then tune and calibrate the instrument and verify performance against OEM and published benchmarks using known reference chemicals. The instrument ships with its verification report. A certified-refurbished system gives you that performance without the capital cost or the lead time of a new purchase.
What Agilent says about this platform
Agilent built the 8860 for routine, high-volume GC work, configurable with up to two inlets, three valves, and three detectors, including an optional single-quadrupole mass spectrometer. A sixth-generation microchannel EPC architecture holds up against particulates, water, and oil contamination better than earlier Agilent EPC designs. Built-in GC Intelligence adds autonomous monitoring, self-guided maintenance procedures, and remote connectivity, the same intelligence platform Agilent uses across the Intuvo and 8890 GC systems. A browser interface extends that access to any PC or tablet within reach of the lab network; a chemist can edit methods and sequences, check instrument status, and run diagnostics from outside the lab. Retention Time Locking, available through OpenLab CDS, matches retention times on the 8860 to another Agilent GC running the same method and column. Agilent offers DA Express as a simplified data analysis option for labs that do not need full compliance software.
What each component does
Inlet
Vaporizes the sample and delivers it to the head of the column. Split/splitless handles routine concentrations; the multimode and PTV inlets add programmed temperature for trace work and thermally fragile compounds; cool on-column places the sample directly on the column for the heaviest analytes. The 8860 holds up to two inlets.
Column oven
Programs from 4 to 450°C across 20 ramps and 21 plateaus, with fast ramping to 75°C per minute on a 120 V oven and higher on 240 V. Faster ramps and a four-minute cool-down cut cycle time at the lowest cost per sample.
Electronic pneumatic control
Meters carrier and detector gases to 0.001 psi and 0.05 mL/min and compensates for changes in ambient pressure and temperature. Precise pneumatics are the basis for the retention-time repeatability every quantitative method depends on.
Detectors
The 8860 carries up to three detectors matched to the chemistry: FID for hydrocarbons and general organics, TCD for fixed gases, micro-ECD for halogens and pesticides, NPD for nitrogen and phosphorus, and FPD for sulfur and phosphorus. Flow splitting sends one injection to two detectors for more information per run.
Capillary Flow Technology
Provides leak-free, in-oven connections for backflush, Deans-switch heart-cutting, and two-dimensional GC without cryogen. Backflush vents heavy matrix before it reaches the detector or the MS source, which protects the flow path and removes carryover.
Technical detail
*OEM specifications for brand new instrument.
What “GenTech Certified” means
Refurbishment at GenTech is a defined process, not a wipe-down. Every system moves through the same five stages.
1. Disassembly and rebuild. Solution Scientists strip the instrument down, clean each module inside and out, and rebuild it from the frame up. They replace pump seals, pistons, and check valves to specification.
2. Configuration and new parts. Solution Scientists install the options and modules you selected and fit new wear parts throughout. They replace the detector lamp with a new one and reset the lamp hours.
3. Diagnostic and performance testing. Solution Scientists tune and calibrate the instrument, run system diagnostics, and confirm detector wavelength accuracy. They test full-system pressure and gradient performance against OEM and published benchmarks using known reference chemicals.
4. Data package you approve before shipment. The verification data goes to you for approval before the system leaves the bench. You see exactly how the instrument performs before it ships.
5. Delivery and installation. The instrument ships in protective packing with a one-year warranty option and professional installation available from a GenTech Solution Scientist.
Labs that run this system
The 8860 is method-compatible across the techniques most regulated and research labs run every day. These are the application areas buyers ask about most.
Hydrocarbons and fuels
Solvents and fatty acids
Permanent and fixed gases
Pesticides and halogenated compounds
Nitrogen and phosphorus pesticides
Sulfur and phosphorus compounds
Volatiles and semivolatiles
Residual solvents confirmation
Pesticides and terpenes
Additional Information
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[In this system]
Agilent 8860 GC G3950A: Verified
5975C MSD G3171A: Verified
7683B Autosampler G2614A: Verified
Optional Inlets Optional Detectors: Verified
Workstation loaded with software: Included
[Each component is individually serialized and performance-verified before the system is assembled and tested as a complete system.]
Oven range: 4 to 450°C
Oven programming: 20 ramps, 21 plateaus
Fast ramp (120 V oven): To 75°C/min
EPC resolution: 0.001 psi, 0.05 mL/min
Inlets: Up to two
Detectors: Up to three
Interface: Touchscreen and browser control
Software: Loaded on workstation
Condition: Refurbished
Model: 8860
OEM: Agilent Technologies
Financing: Financing Options Available