Agilent Technologies MSD 5977B Series Operating Manual page 243

8 CI Maintenance
To Clean the CI Source
All of these solvents are hazardous. Work in a fume hood and take all
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appropriate precautions.
5 Ultrasonically clean the parts (each group separately) for 15 minutes. For
6 Place the parts in a clean beaker. Loosely cover the beaker with clean
7 Dry the cleaned parts in an oven at 100 °C for five to six minutes.
Let the parts cool before you handle them.
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Take care to avoid contaminating cleaned and dried parts. Put on new, clean
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gloves before handling the parts. Do not set the cleaned parts on a dirty
surface. Set them only on clean, lint-free cloths.
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dirty parts, use all three solvents in the order shown, cleaning 15 minutes with
each of the following solvents:
• Methylene chloride (reagent-grade)
• Acetone (reagent-grade)
• Methanol (reagent-grade)
For routine cleaning, cleaning with methanol is sufficient.
aluminum foil (dull side down).
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