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7 • Maintenance and Service
Page 144 Vanquish Charged Aerosol Detectors Operating Manual
2. If you need to return the detector to Thermo Fisher Scientific for
depot repair, contact your local Thermo Fisher Scientific support
organization for the appropriate procedure.
CAUTION—Possible Contamination
Hazardous substances may have contaminated the device during
operation and may cause personal injury to service personnel.
•
Decontaminate all parts of the device that you want to return for
repair.
•
Fill in and sign the Decontamination Certificate, which is part of the
Service Return Form. Sign the certificate to confirm that the device
has been properly decontaminated and that it is free of hazardous
substances.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific refuses to accept devices for repair if the
Decontamination Certificate is missing.
Restarting the Detector after Shipping
To restart the detector after shipping, follow these steps:
1. Follow the unpacking instruction in this operating manual.
2. Install and set up the detector in the system stack. Follow the
instructions on mounting the system stack in the
Vanquish System
Operating Manual
.
3. Set up the detector:
a) To connect the detector and to set up flow connections, follow
the instructions in the
Installation chapter
in this operating
manual.
b) To prepare the detector for first-time operation, follow the
instructions in the
Preparing the Detector for Operation section
in this operating manual.
4. Before starting an analysis, let the detector equilibrate and be sure
that it is ready for operation.