Cleaning The Stepwave Ion Guide Assembly; Handling The Stepwave Ion Guide Assembly; Removing The Ion Block Support From The Source Assembly - Waters Xevo TQ-S Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

Cleaning the StepWave ion guide assembly

Clean the StepWave ion guide assembly if cleaning the ion block and isolation
valve fails to increase signal sensitivity.

Handling the StepWave ion guide assembly

Caution:
components carefully throughout the cleaning procedure.
In particular, to avoid damaging the wiring on assemblies fitted with an
externally-wired printed circuit board (PCB), do not touch the wiring. To
avoid damaging assemblies fitted with a flexible PCB, which is not
externally wired, do not touch the PCB.

Removing the ion block support from the source assembly

Required materials
• Chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves
• 3-mm Allen wrench
• O-ring removal kit
To remove the ion block support from the source assembly:
1. Remove the source enclosure from the instrument (see
2. Remove the ion block assembly from the PEEK ion block support (see
page 4-41).
4-52 Maintenance Procedures
The StepWave ion guide assembly is fragile. Handle it and its
The source components can be contaminated with
Warning:
biohazardous and/or toxic materials. Always wear
chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves while performing this
procedure.
page 4-7).