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Warning:
toxic materials, and to avoid spreading contamination to
uncontaminated surfaces, wear clean, chemical-resistant,
powder-free gloves when working with the source components.
To fit the new source enclosure and probe adjuster assembly probe seals:
1. Ensure that all the grooves for seals are free from dirt and debris.
If contamination is present, use 1:1 methanol/water, applied to a
Tip:
lint-free cloth, to carefully clean the grooves.
Requirement:
correctly located in the groove when fitting them to the source enclosure.
2. Fit the new source enclosure seal to the source enclosure.
Start by feeding the seal into the groove at the bottom right-hand
Tip:
corner, and then working around the seal in a counterclockwise
direction.
3. Fit the following new seals to the source enclosure:
• Nebulizer gas seal
• Desolvation gas seal
Requirement:
groove as shown.
Seal
4. Fit the following new seals to the probe adjuster assembly:
• Probe seal
• Nebulizer gas seal
5. Refit the source enclosure to the instrument (see
To avoid personal contamination with biohazards or
Ensure that the tails of the source enclosure seals are
These seals have a special cross-section; fit them in the
Groove
Replacing the source assembly seals
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