Fitting The Esi Probe Tip And Gasket - Waters Xevo TQ MS Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

Fitting the ESI probe tip and gasket

Required materials
• Chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves
• 10-mm wrench
To fit the ESI probe tip and gasket:
1. Fit the metal gasket into the probe tip. Use a new metal gasket or probe
tip if the old ones were disposed of.
2. Fit the probe tip over the capillary, and screw the tip onto the probe
assembly.
Caution:
3. Use the 10-mm wrench to tighten the probe tip.
4. Use the nebulizer adjuster knob to adjust the capillary so that it
protrudes by approximately 0.5 mm from the end of the probe.
5. Fit the ESI probe to the source (see
52).
To avoid personal contamination with biohazards
Warning:
or compounds that are toxic or corrosive, and to avoid
spreading contamination to uncontaminated surfaces, wear
clean, chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves when working
with the probe and source components.
To avoid puncture wounds, handle the probe with
Warning:
care; the ESI probe tip is sharp.
To avoid gas leakage, fully tighten the probe tip.
February 11, 2013, 71500130002 Rev. D
Replacing the ESI probe tip and gasket
"Installing the ESI probe" on page
149