Thermo Scientific TSQ 9610 Hardware Manual page 76

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Performing Routine Maintenance
Removing the Ion Source Cartridge for Cleaning
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2. Get the source exchange tool that shipped with your instrument: either the Extractabrite
source exchange tool or the AEI source exchange tool. It is used to remove and insert the
ion source cartridge through the vacuum interlock. The tool has a large black handle on
one end and a stainless steel barrel at the other. On the black handle is a diagram
describing how to insert and remove the ion source cartridge from the instrument using
the tool. The stainless steel barrel is cut with a track and the black handle moves up and
over the track, depending on whether you are removing or installing an ion source
cartridge.
Figure 33. Components of the Source Exchange Tool
3. Grasp the handle of the source exchange tool in one hand and use your other hand to pull
the metal barrel out and away from the handle so that tool is fully extended.
4. Attach the source exchange tool to the front of the instrument.
Handle
Usage Diagram
Left Track
of Barrel
Right Track
of Barrel
Alignment
Groove
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