Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Agilent 5100 and 5110 ICP-OES User’s Guide
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Figure 14.
Close up of torch placed in vessel, highlighting acid level relative to
the plastic base
Rinsing the torch
To rinse one piece torches:
1
Hold the torch with the ball joint connector at the top.
2
Thoroughly flush the inside and outside of the torch with
deionized water (18 M
Ω
.cm) using a wash bottle to direct the
water stream. See Figure 15A and B.
3
Invert the torch (see Figure 15C) so that the quartz tubes are at
the top and the ball joint connector is at the bottom. Direct rinse
water through the quartz tubes so that the water flows out of the
gas entry ports and ball joint connector for at least 30 s.
Figure 15.
A. Rinsing the torch upper gas supply port. B Close-up shows rinsing
through the upper gas supply port. C. Torch shown inverted.
A
B
C
