Installing The New Tapertip And Capillary - Waters SYNAPT G2 Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

9. Unscrew the capillary PEEK coupler, and remove the fused-silica
capillary from the union.
10. Where appropriate, remove the protective PEEK sleeve from the fused
silica capillary for reuse.
11. Dispose of the fused silica capillary and TaperTip, observing local
environmental regulations.
12. Remove any shards of glass or other contaminants from the union as
follows:
a. Using the wash bottle containing 1:1 methanol/water, rinse the
union over the large beaker.
b. Blow-dry the union with inert, oil-free gas.

Installing the new TaperTip and capillary

Required materials
• Chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves
• Combined 2.5-mm Allen wrench and cone extraction tool
• Fused silica cutting tool
• Pin-plug capillary locator
• TaperTip
• 375-mm length of 25-µL, fused-silica capillary, sleeved for protection by
0.015-inch ID PEEK tubing
• F-130 "finger tight" nut
5-80 Maintenance Procedures
The fused silica capillary can be contaminated
Warning:
with biohazardous and/or toxic materials. Dispose of it
according to local environmental regulations.