Running The Mass Spectrometer At High Flow Rates; Preparing The Intellistart Fluidics System; Installing The Reservoir Bottles - Waters Xevo TQ-S Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

Running the mass spectrometer at high flow rates

The ACQUITY UPLC system runs at high flow rates. To optimize desolvation,
and thus sensitivity, run the ACQUITY Xevo TQ-S system at appropriate gas
flows and desolvation temperatures. IntelliStart software automatically sets
these parameters when you enter a flow rate, according to the following table.
Flow rate versus temperature and gas flow:
Flow rate
(mL/min)
0.000 to 0.020
0.021 to 0.100
0.101 to 0.500
>0.500

Preparing the IntelliStart Fluidics system

For additional information, see
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Caution:
store large volume solvent reservoirs on top of the instrument.

Installing the reservoir bottles

Use standard reservoir bottles (30-mL) for instrument setup and calibration.
Use the Low-volume Adaptor Kit (included) to infuse smaller volumes. The
low-volume vials have a volume of 1.5 mL.
Required materials
Chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves
Source
temperature (°C)
150
150
150
150
Appendix D
B-22.
To avoid accidental spillage damaging the instrument, do not
Desolvation
temperature (°C)
200
300
500
0
and "Connecting the liquid waste
Preparing the IntelliStart Fluidics system
Desolvation gas
flow (L/h)
800
800
1000
1000
2-5