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Needle-nose pliers
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7-mm wrench
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Combined 2.5-mm Allen wrench and cone extraction tool
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Red PEEK tubing
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LC pump
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HPLC-grade (or better) 1:1 acetonitrile/water
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Capillary
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Sharp knife or PEEK tubing cutter
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Safety goggles
To install the new capillary:
Warning:
with biohazardous and/or toxic materials. Always wear
chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves while performing this
procedure.
1.
Use the sharp knife or PEEK tubing cutter to cut a piece of red PEEK
tubing approximately 60 cm (24 inches) long.
Requirement:
horizontal axis).
2.
Insert one end of the red PEEK tubing in the probe inlet connector, and
screw the connector, finger-tight, into the PEEK union.
Doing so ensures a minimum dead volume when fitting the
Rationale:
capillary.
The probe and source components can be contaminated
Cut the tubing squarely (that is, perpendicular to its
Probe inlet connector
PEEK tubing
Replacing the IonSABRE II probe sample capillary
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