Cleaning Or Replacing The Esi Capillary - Thermo Scientific Surveyor MSQ Plus Hardware Manual

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Routine and Preventive Maintenance
Maintaining the ESI Probe

Cleaning or Replacing the ESI Capillary

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Figure 39. Removing the capillary, graphite ferrule, and PEEK insert assembly from the probe
CAUTION Because the ESI capillary is fragile and can be damaged easily, exercise care
when handling it.
5. Pull the ESI capillary out of the PEEK tube insert.
To clean or replace an ESI capillary
1. Remove the ESI probe from the probe heater as described in
on page 57.
2. Remove the ESI capillary from the probe as described in
on page 58.
3. If the capillary is reusable, clean its surface with [50:50] methanol / water.
4. Reinstall the clean capillary or a new capillary as described in
Capillary" on page 63.
ESI capillary
Graphite ferrule
PEEK insert
"Removing the ESI Probe"
"Removing the ESI Capillary"
"Installing the ESI
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