Maintenance Procedures - Waters Xevo TQD 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
Safety and handling
Troubleshooting with Connections INSIGHT
Preparing the instrument for working on the source
Removing and refitting 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 exhaust trap bottle
Gas ballasting the roughing pump
Checking the roughing pump oil level
Adding oil to the roughing pump
Cleaning the sampling cone assembly
Cleaning the ion block assembly
Cleaning the ion guide assembly
Replacing the ESI probe tip and gasket
Replacing the ESI probe sample capillary
Cleaning the IonSABRE II probe tip
Replacing the IonSABRE II probe sample capillary
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