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System User Guide 4500 Series of Instruments
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Service and Maintenance Information
Regularly clean and maintain the system for optimal performance. For information on tuning
frequency, refer to Table B-1 . For information on maintaining the ion source, refer to the ion
source Operator Guide .
Table 13-1 provides a recommended schedule for cleaning and maintaining the system. Contact
a Qualified Maintenance Person (QMP) to order consumable parts. Contact an AB SCIEX
representative for maintenance service and support.
WARNING! Potential Radiation Hazard, Biohazard, or Toxic Chemical
Hazard: Determine whether instrument decontamination is required prior
to cleaning. Decontamination should be conducted prior to cleaning if
radioactive materials, biological agents, or toxic chemicals have been
used with an instrument.
Table 13-1 Maintenance Tasks
Component Frequency Task For more information...
Curtain plate Daily Clean Refer to Clean the Curtain Plate on
page 124 .
Orifice plate
(front)
Daily Clean Refer to Clean the Front of the Orifice
Plate on page 124 .
Orifice plate
(front and rear)
As needed Clean Contact the local QMP or AB SCIEX Field
Service Employee (FSE).
QJet
®
ion guide As needed Clean Contact the local QMP or FSE.
Q0 and IQ1 lens As needed Clean Contact the local QMP or FSE.
Instrument
surfaces
As needed Clean Refer to Clean the Surfaces on page 120
Drain bottle As needed Empty Refer to Empty the Source Exhaust Drain
Bottle on page 125
Roughing pump
oil
As needed Check and fill Contact the local QMP or FSE.
Instrument air
filter
Every 6
months
Inspect and
clean or replace
Contact the local QMP or FSE.
Roughing pumps
oil
Leybold
Sogevac
SV28: Every 6
months
Varian MS 40:
Annually
Replace Contact the local QMP or FSE.
Electrode As needed Inspect and
clean or replace
Turbo V ™ Ion Source Operator Guide .
Corona
discharge needle
As needed Replace Turbo V ™ Ion Source Operator Guide .