• Allow about five minutes for the ACN to evaporate at a typical standby source
temperature of 300 °C. This pause is important to minimize the chances of arcing
when the instrument is turned on.
• Load a pipetter with the G1982-85002 FC-70 liquid (e.g., 200 µL), and add it to the wick
in the same manner as for the IRM working solution. Pipette slowly (10-20 seconds to
transfer) to avoid overfilling and to allow time for the wick to soak up the viscous
solution.
• Close up the stages assembly and the Chip cube cover.
• Load a Chip and turn on the instrument from the software.
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