Cleaning Delicate Components - Thermo Scientific TSQ 9000 Hardware Manual

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Performing Routine Maintenance

Cleaning Delicate Components

Cleaning Delicate Components
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IMPORTANT If there is any doubt about a compatibility of decontamination of cleaning
agents with parts of the equipment or material contained in it, the responsible party must
contact Thermo Fisher Scientific product support personnel
Note Some of the cleaning procedures in this section require the use of methanol. If
methanol is unavailable or prohibited, substitute LCMS-grade or GC-grade ethanol or
isopropyl alcohol. Do not use denatured ethanol as it may contain impurities that
contaminate the GC-MS system.
You can ONLY clean the following delicate components inside the vacuum manifold:
• Source-to-ion guide spacers
• Thumbscrew-repeller spacers
• Insulating spacers
• Lens heater block and grounding strap
• Repeller plate
• Lens plate and springs
• Repeller insulator
• Repeller nut
• Repeller spring
• Dynode, electron multiplier and anode feedthroughs (except the o-rings)
• 20-pin feedthrough (except the o-ring)
• 4-pin feedthrough (except the o-ring)
• Filament retaining spring
• Ion guide-quadrupole stabilizer
• Ion guide and quadrupole wires
• Quadrupole rod endcaps
• Inner ball seal
• Sealing ball
• Tray alignment pins
• Vent valve knob (except o-ring)
• Source magnets
• Top (glass) manifold cover
Note Cleaning these components is not part of the expected maintenance.
To clean delicate components of the TSQ 9000 instrument, you will need the following
cleaning supplies:
• Applicators, cotton-tipped
• Deionized water
• Detergent (Alconox, Micro, or equivalent)
• Gas, clean and dry (Nitrogen, Helium or equivalent)
• Gloves, clean, lint- and powder-free, latex or nitrile
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