Assembling The Stepwave Ion Guide Assembly - Waters Xevo TQ-S Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

5. If you used formic acid in the cleaning solution, rinse the differential
pumping aperture by immersing it, with support rods, in a glass vessel
containing water and then placing the vessel in the ultrasonic bath for
20 minutes.
6. Carefully remove the differential pumping aperture, with support rods,
from the vessel, and blow-dry them using inert, oil-free gas.

Assembling the StepWave ion guide assembly

Required materials
• Chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves
• Combined 2.5-mm Allen wrench and cone extraction tool
• 3-mm Allen wrench
• Small, flat-blade screwdriver
• Seal breaker and locator tool
• StepWave assembly removal and insertion tool
• New O-ring
• Clean, lint-free cloth
To assemble the StepWave ion guide assembly:
Caution:
components carefully throughout this procedure.
1. Fit the differential pumping aperture, complete with support rods, to the
second ion guide PCB assembly, ensuring that the support rods are
correctly located in the intermediate differential aperture.
2. Use the small, flat-blade screwdriver to fit and tighten the 4 slotted
screws that secure the differential pumping aperture to the second ion
guide PCB assembly.
4-66 Maintenance Procedures
To avoid recontaminating the first ion guide assembly,
Caution:
wear clean, chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves for the
following step.
The StepWave ion guide assembly is fragile; handle it and its