Maintenance schedule
The following table lists periodic maintenance schedules that ensure optimum
instrument performance.
Maintenance schedule
Procedure
Clean the instrument case.
Empty the nitrogen exhaust
trap bottle.
Replace the oil-free (scroll)
pump's seals.
Clean the source components. When sensitivity
Replace the ESI probe tip.
Replace the ESI probe
capillary.
Clean the APCI probe tip.
(Options using the APCI
probe only.)
Replace the APCI probe
capillary.
Replace the LockSpray probe
capillary.
Frequency
As required.
Check daily, empty as
required.
Annually.
decreases to
unacceptable levels.
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels.
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels or
sample flow is
inconsistent.
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels.
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels or
sample flow is
inconsistent.
Annually.
For information...
See
page
5-18.
See
page
5-19.
See Edwards
document XDS35i
Instruction Manual
A730-01-880.
See
page
5-21.
See
page
5-55.
See
page
5-59.
See
page
5-67.
See
page 5-68.
See
page
5-74.
Maintenance schedule
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