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General Maintenance
Before Starting
For your safety, read all of the information in this introduction before
performing any maintenance tasks.
Scheduled maintenance
Common maintenance tasks are listed in
when scheduled can reduce operating problems, prolong system life, and
reduce overall operating costs.
Keep a record of system performance (tune reports) and maintenance
operations performed. This makes it easier to identify variations from normal
operation and to take corrective action.
Table 5
Maintenance schedule
Task
Tune the MS
Check the foreline pump oil level
Check the calibration vial
Replace the foreline pump oil
Check the foreline pump
Clean the ion source
Check the carrier gas trap(s) on the GC
Replace the worn out parts
Replace CI Reagent gas supply
Replace GC gas supplies
Replace RIS maintenance probe parts
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Every week
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Every 3 months for CI MSs using ammonia reagent gas.
Table
Every 6 months
X
X
X
Troubleshooting and Maintenance Manual
5. Performing these tasks
Every year
As needed
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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