Replacing The Source Assembly Seals; Removing The Probe Adjuster Assembly Probe And Source Enclosure Seals - Waters Xevo TQD Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

Replacing the source assembly seals

To avoid excessive leakage of solvent vapor into the laboratory atmosphere,
the following seals must be renewed at intervals of no greater than 1 year:
• Probe adjuster assembly probe seal
• Probe adjuster assembly nebulization gas seal
• Source enclosure seal
• Nebulizer gas seal
• Desolvation gas seal
Removing the probe adjuster assembly probe and source
enclosure seals
Required materials
• Chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves
• O-ring removal kit
To remove the probe adjuster assembly probe and source enclosure seals:
1. Remove the source enclosure from the instrument (see
2. Use the O-ring removal kit to carefully remove the following seals from
the probe adjuster assembly (see
• Probe seal
4-92 Maintenance Procedures
To avoid excessive leakage of toxic and biohazardous
Warning:
solvent vapor into the laboratory atmosphere, the seals listed
below must be renewed, at intervals of no greater than 1 year,
exactly as described in this section.
The source components can be contaminated with
Warning:
biohazardous and/or toxic materials. Always wear
chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves while performing this
procedure.
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