Cleaning The Cyclonic Spray Chamber; Installing The Cyclonic Spray Chamber - PerkinElmer AVIO 500 Customer Hardware And Service Manual

Cleaning the Cyclonic Spray Chamber

If you have been analyzing aqueous solutions, the spray chamber should be cleaned
in an acid bath. An ultrasonic bath may be used. Start with a solution of 5% nitric
acid or aqua regia and, if deposits persist, increase the acid concentration, up to
20% if necessary. Acid solutions must be used with care. Observe all of the
manufacturer's safety recommendations. These recommendations are normally
provided in a material safety data sheet (MSDS) supplied with the chemical.
If you have been analyzing organic solutions, the spray chamber can be cleaned
using a solvent or diluted soap solution.
Do not use solvents that will attack quartz or glass. The cyclonic spray
Caution
chamber is not HF resistant.
Attention
Ne pas utiliser de solvants qui attaquent le quartz ou le verre. La
chambre de nébulisation cyclonique est pas HF résistant.
O-rings may be cleaned with soap and water. An ultrasonic bath may be used.

Installing the Cyclonic Spray Chamber

See the procedure on Connecting the Cyclonic Spray Chamber on page 155.
Table 5-2.
Part No.
N0790384
N0791352
N0790373
Replacement Parts: Spray Chambers
Description
Scott Spray Chamber
Baffled Cyclonic (Standard)
HF Resistant Cyclonic Spray Chamber
Cyclonic Spray Chamber
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