Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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Agilent 700 Series ICP Optical Emission Spectrometers User’s Guide
WARNING
RF Hazard and Hot surfaces
The plasma radiates dangerous levels of radio frequency (RF) energy.
Exposure to the RF energy can cause severe skin damage and cataracts of
the eyes, while close contact with the operating plasma can result in severe
heat burns to the skin, and an electrical discharge which can jump a
considerable distance and may cause death, severe electric shock or sub-
surface skin burns.
NOTE
This section refers to maintenance procedures for the ICP-OES instrument. You
should refer to your PC and printer manuals for their maintenance procedures,
and to the ICP Expert II Help for the maintenance procedures for any accessories
you ordered.
Routine
The following parts of the ICP-OES require routine maintenance.
Maintenance instructions are included in the ICP Expert II Help. To
access these instructions, click
Start
> All Programs > ICP Expert II
> ICP Expert II Help
. Click the
Maintenance
link.
Hourly
Check and, if necessary, empty the drain vessel.
Daily
Check the water level in the Argon Saturator Accessory (ASA)
before every use (if applicable).
Clean the surface of your ICP-OES (spills should be cleaned up
immediately).
Inspect the pump tubing and replace if it has lost its elasticity.
Unclip the pump tubes when the pump is not in use.
