Waters Xevo TQ-XS Mass, Overview And Maintenance Manual

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Warning:
To avoid personal contamination with biohazards, toxic materials, and corrosive
materials, wear chemical-resistant gloves when performing this procedure.
Warning:
To avoid electric shock, ensure that the instrument is prepared for working
on the source before commencing this procedure.
Warning:
To avoid burn injuries, before performing maintenance operations that
involve handling components inside the mass spectrometer's ion source, allow the
source interior to cool.
To remove the combined APPI/APCI source:
1. Prepare the instrument for working on the source (see Preparing the instrument for working
on the source ).
2. Remove the APCI probe adaptor (see Removing the probe adaptor ).
3. Disconnect the source enclosure cable from the instrument’s front panel.
4. Disconnect the APPI drive cable from the instrument’s front panel.
5. Remove the source enclosure (see Removing the source enclosure from the instrument ).
6. Remove the corona pin (see Removing the corona pin from the source ).
7. Fit the blanking plug to the pin’s mounting contact.
3.4 UniSpray source
The UniSpray source enables the detection of a wide range of compounds in a single analysis.
The following sections explain how to install and remove the UniSpray source.
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