Periodic Tasks; Calibrant Delivery System And Divert Value - Agilent Technologies 6475 User Manual

5 Maintenance

Periodic Tasks

Periodic Tasks

Calibrant Delivery System and Divert Value

The following procedures describe periodic maintenance tasks for the calibrant
delivery system (CDS) and divert values.
Filling a calibrant bottle
Perform this procedure
Parts required:
• APCI calibrant
• APCI-L tuning mix
• ESI-L tuning mix
• MMI-L tuning mix
• Reference mix
1 Rinse the calibrant bottle before refilling.
2 Refill the calibrant bottle with the appropriate tuning mix.
3 Put the intake tube into the calibrant bottle as you lift the calibrant bottle into
Do not touch the intake tube unless you are wearing clean gloves.
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4 Attach the calibrant bottle onto the fixed bottle cap. Turn the calibrant bottle
The bottle only needs to be snug. Do not over-tighten the bottle. A leaky bottle
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cap can prevent the bottle from pressurizing and can lead to the evaporation of
the contents.
The tuning mixes are not interchangeable. Failure to change the tuning mix
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when the source or inlet assembly is changed can result in miscalibration of
the instrument and errors in mass assignments.
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as needed.
position.
counter clockwise to tighten.
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