Routine and Preventive Maintenance
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Introduction
The MSQ has been designed to be a low maintenance instrument. Apart
from fairly light periodic preventive maintenance, the MSQ requires only
simple source cleaning and inspection on a “loss of performance” basis.
This chapter contains details of how to perform all the user maintenance
tasks on the MSQ, both routine and as required. Use this information in
conjunction with the setup and maintenance animations on the MSQ CD
shipped with the instrument.
The chapter begins with a maintenance schedule that indicates how often
you should perform each routine maintenance task.
The chapter then describes maintenance of the following parts of the MSQ:
The electrospray and APCI inserts
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The source block
The RF lens
The heater
The rotary pump
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