To Switch From The Ci Source To The Ei Hes - Agilent Technologies 5977B Series Operating Manual

7 CI Maintenance

To Switch from the CI Source to the EI HES

Procedure
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Always wear clean gloves while touching the analyzer or any other parts that go inside
C A U T I O N
the analyzer chamber.
Electrostatic discharges to analyzer components are conducted to the side board
C A U T I O N
where they can damage sensitive components. Wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap
and take other antistatic precautions before you open the analyzer chamber. 
(See
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10 Install the column into the GC/MS interface extending 4 to 5 mm past the
11 Remove the EI HES radiator from the storage container.
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Vent the MS. (See "Venting the MSD"
prompt you for the appropriate actions.
"Electrostatic discharge is a threat to MSD electronics"
Open the left side access panel. (See
page 112.)
Open the analyzer chamber door. (See
page 152.)
Remove the CI source. (See
Place the CI source in the storage container.
Remove the CI source radiator. The Radiator should not be removed or
installed with the CI source in place. (See
Radiator" on page 206.)
Place the CI source radiator in the storage container.
Loosen the column nut and remove the column from the GC/MS Interface.
Cut the column on the tapered side of the ferrule to remove the ferrule.
analyzer end of the transfer line. (See
GC/MS Interface Using the Self-Tightening Column Nut"
Install a Capillary Column in the GC/MS Interface Using a Standard
Column Nut" on page 47.)
on page 91.) The software will
"To Open the MSD Covers"
"To Open the Analyzer Chamber"
"To Remove the CI Source"
"To Remove the CI Source
"To Install a Capillary Column in the
5977B Series MSD Operating Manual
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on page 21.)
on
on
on page 211.)
on page 42 or "To