Conditions to avoid
end cap
HV-capillary
Figure 27
The spray must not be angled directly into the MS entrance, this will contaminate the
C A U T I O N
desolvation assembly of the MS and cause high background.
To correct the spray direction, do the following:
• Lower the capillary voltage.
• Turn the thumb wheel on the left bottom side of the Chip Cube. Move the
HPLC-Chip Cube Interface User's Guide
Spray angled into the MS entrance
HPLC-Chip tip further towards the counter electrode until the spray looks
like
Figure 26
on page 67.
Operation
5
Spray Ignition
HPLC-Chip tip
counter electrode
nano spray
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