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11. THE PTFE Gasket (02-1490)
The PTFE Gasket is used to provide a gas seal for the sweep
gas, but may not be required.
12. USB cable (50-0974)
A standard USB A-to-B cable is used to connect the control unit
to a PC.
Safety Information
Although FAIMS voltages can be hazardous, the ultraFAIMS-T1 system has protection in place to prevent
users being exposed to any hazardous voltages during normal operation. Users should take note of the
following:
When a FAIMS sweep is underway, the RF voltages applied to the chip via the RF waveform feeder
are considered hazardous live.
An interlock on the RF waveform feeder ensures that these voltages are disabled when the RF
waveform feeder is not connected to the adaptor ring.
Do not override this interlock.
This would
result in hazardous voltages being accessible on the pins of the DF feeder.
The ultraFAIMS system is not designed to operate without a chip sealer assembly installed.
Do not try to run the system without
o
the chip sealer assembly (chip module) present in the modified back cone interface
o
the chip cone (cap) in place on the modified cone or
o
the cone interface mounted on the mass spectrometer.
as this could potentially expose the user to hazardous voltages or cause damage to the ultraFAIMS
system.
Before installing the adaptor plate check that the high voltage interlock plunger moves freely on the
mass spec (see below)
Push plunger fully in
- check it springs
back when released
