Chapter 5 Maintaining; Considerations - Waters Micromass ZQ 2000 Operator's Manual

Chapter 5
Maintaining
This chapter includes routine maintenance procedures.

5.1 Considerations

Safety and Handling
Caution: Observe good laboratory practice when you handle solvents, change tubing, or
operate the instrument. Refer to Material Safety Data Sheets for the solvents you use,
and know their chemical properties.
Attention: Do not touch integrated circuit chips or other circuit board components that do
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not specifically require manual adjustment. Static electric charge can damage electronic
components.
Attention: Never open the instrument's top or side panels to access power supplies or
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other components. The supplies do not contain user-serviceable parts.
Attention: Never disconnect an electrical assembly while the system is plugged in. This
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could damage electrical parts.
Attention: Also, turn off the power and wait 10 seconds before disconnecting an
assembly.
Maintenance Equipment
Routine parts cleaning requires the following equipment:
• An ultrasonic bath with a minimum chamber size of 12 in. × 6 in. × 4 in. (300 mm ×
150 mm × 100 mm)
• Glass vessels, approximately 4 in. (100 mm) in diameter and 4 3/4 in. (120 mm) high
• A 500-mL graduated cylinder (to use when cleaning the hexapole assembly)
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