Installing And Removing The Corona Pin; Installing The Corona Pin In The Source - Waters Xevo G2-XS QTof Overview And Maintenance Manual

Installing and removing the corona pin

For APCI, ESCi, and dual-mode APPI/APCI operation, you must fit a corona
pin to the source.

Installing the corona pin in the source

Required materials
Chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves
To install the corona pin in the source:
Warning:
performed on its source before beginning this procedure.
1. Prepare the instrument for working on the source (see
Warning:
with the source enclosure open.
Warning:
working with the source enclosure open when an ESI probe is
fitted. The probe's tip is sharp.
2. Pull the source enclosure release (located at the bottom, right-hand side)
outward, and swing open the enclosure.
To avoid personal contamination with biologically
Warning:
hazardous, toxic, or corrosive materials, and to avoid
spreading contamination to uncontaminated surfaces, wear
clean, chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves when working
with the LC system connections, ESI probe, and source
components.
To avoid electric shock, prepare the instrument for work
To avoid burn injuries, take great care while working
To avoid puncture wounds, take great care while

Installing and removing the corona pin

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