To Open The Analyzer Chamber - Agilent Technologies 5977B Series Operating Manual

6 General Maintenance

To Open the Analyzer Chamber

The analyzer chamber should only be opened to clean or replace the ion
source, change the detector's EM, or to change a filament.
Materials needed
• Gloves, clean, lint-free
• Wrist strap, antistatic
Electrostatic discharges to analyzer components are conducted to the quad driver
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board, where they can damage sensitive components. Wear a grounded antistatic
wrist strap and take other antistatic precautions (See
page 148.) before you open the analyzer chamber.
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Procedure
1 Vent the MS. (See
2 Open the left side panel. (See
The analyzer, GC/MS interface, and other components in the analyzer chamber
WA R N I N G
operate at very high temperatures. Do not touch any part until you are sure it is cool.
Always wear clean gloves to prevent contamination when working in the analyzer
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chamber.
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• Large (8650-0030)
• Small (8650-0029)
• Small (9300-0969)
• Medium (9300-1257)
• Large (9300-0970)
"To Vent the MSD"
page 152.)
"Electrostatic discharge"
on page 113.)

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