To Clean The Ci Source - Agilent Technologies 5975 Operation Manual

To Clean the CI Source

Materials needed
• Abrasive paper (5061-5896)
• Alumina abrasive powder (8660-0791)
• Aluminum foil, clean
• Cloths, clean (05980-60051)
• Cotton swabs (5080-5400)
• Glass beakers, 500 mL
• Gloves, clean, lint-free
• Solvents
• Ultrasonic bath
Preparation
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These are the parts that contact the sample or ion beam. The other parts
normally should not require cleaning.
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5975 Series MSD Operation Manual for MassHunter
• Large (8650-0030)
• Small (8650-0029)
• Acetone, reagent grade
• Methanol, reagent grade
• Methylene chloride, reagent grade
Disassemble the ion source. See
page 167.
Collect the following parts to be cleaned for a CI source:
• Repeller
Source body
•
Drawout plate
•
Drawout cylinder
•
Ion focus lens
•
Entrance lens
•
Clean the parts as described in
"To Disassemble the CI Source"
"To Clean the EI Source"
6
CI Maintenance
on
on page 146.
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