Esi And Apci Replacement From Purion S And Purion L; Cleaning The Ionization Source Capillary - Teledyne CombiFlash Rf User Manual

8.6.6 ESI and APCI Removal from PurIon S and PurIon L
Refer to Figure 8-9 for procedure illustration.
1. Place the mass spectrometer Standby mode.
2. Unscrew the ¼-28 PEEK fitting at the top of the ion source
housing.
3. Loosen the two clamps at both sides.
4. Gently lift and pull out the source housing.
Figure 8-9 ESI and APCI removal from PurIon S and PurIon L

8.6.7 ESI and APCI Replacement from PurIon S and PurIon L

1. Carefully place the ion source housing on top of the base
plate and line up with the rear electrical connection. Push
down until source chamber is seated evenly across the base
plate.
2. Lock down two housing clamps at both sides.
3. Finger-tighten the ¼-28 PEEK fitting at the top of the
source housing.

8.6.8 Cleaning the Ionization Source Capillary

Plugging of the capillary (either in the ESI or APCI probe)
causes the pressure of the carrier fluid from the fluid interface
to exceed the maximum operating pressure indicated by Error
310 or Error 316. This error can be avoided by filtering
directly injected samples through a 0.45 µ syringe filter. To
unplug the capillary, complete the following:
Section 8 Maintenance
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