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Advanced Troubleshooting
Replacing Components of the Ion Source
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2. Get the source exchange tool that shipped with your instrument. It is used to remove and
insert the ion source cartridge through the vacuum interlock. The tool has a large black
handle on one end and a stainless steel barrel at the other. On the black handle is a
diagram describing how to insert and remove the ion source cartridge from the
instrument using the tool. The stainless steel barrel is cut with a track and the black
handle moves up and over the track, depending on whether you are removing or installing
an ion source cartridge.
Figure 186. Components of the Source Exchange Tool
3. Grasp the handle of the source exchange tool in one hand and use your other hand to pull
the metal barrel out and away from the handle so that tool is fully extended.
4. Attach the source exchange tool to the front of the instrument.
Handle
Usage Diagram
Left Track
of Barrel
Right Track
of Barrel
Alignment
Groove
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