Maintenance Procedures - Waters Xevo TQ-S Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

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Maintenance Procedures

This chapter provides the maintenance guidelines and procedures
necessary to maintain the instrument's performance.
Keep to a maintenance schedule, and perform maintenance as required
and described in this chapter.
Contents
Topic
Maintenance schedule
Spare parts
Troubleshooting with Connections INSIGHT
Safety and handling
Preparing the instrument for working on the source
Removal and refitting of the source enclosure
Installing and removing the corona pin
Operating the source isolation valve
Removing O-rings and seals
Cleaning the instrument case
Emptying the nitrogen exhaust trap bottle
Maintaining the Oerlikon Leybold oil-filled roughing pumps
Gas ballasting the Edwards XDS46i oil-free roughing pump
Cleaning the source components
Cleaning the sampling cone assembly
Cleaning the ion block assembly
Cleaning the StepWave ion guide assembly
Replacing the ESI probe tip and gasket
Replacing the ESI probe sample capillary
Cleaning the IonSABRE II probe tip
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