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Warning:
To avoid personal contamination with biohazards, toxic materials, and
corrosive materials, wear chemical-resistant gloves when performing this procedure.
3.
Unscrew and remove the nitrogen exhaust trap bottle from the cap and associated fittings.
Warning:
To avoid contaminating uncontaminated surfaces with biologically
hazardous, toxic, or corrosive materials, dispose of all waste materials according
to local environmental regulations.
4.
Dispose of the waste liquid in accordance with local environmental regulations.
5.
Fit and tighten the nitrogen exhaust trap bottle to the cap.
6.
Secure the nitrogen exhaust trap bottle in the upright position.
7.
Close the source enclosure.
Tip:
An automatic pressure test is performed.
8.
In the instrument console, click
Start Flow
.
4.11 Maintaining the roughing pump
There are no user maintenance procedures for the EBARA EV-SA30 pump.
To replace the pump, contact Waters Technical Support.
4.12 Cleaning the source components
Clean the sample cone and cone gas nozzle when these conditions apply:
• The sample cone and cone gas nozzle are visibly fouled.
• LC and sample-related causes for decreased signal intensity are dismissed.
See
Cleaning the sampling cone assembly
.
If cleaning the sample cone and cone gas nozzle fails to increase signal sensitivity, clean the ion
block and isolation valve (see
Cleaning the ion block assembly
).
If cleaning the ion block and isolation valve fails to increase signal sensitivity, clean the StepWave
assembly (see
Cleaning the StepWave ion guide assembly
).
4.13 Cleaning the sampling cone assembly
You can remove the sampling cone assembly (comprising the sample cone, O-ring, and cone gas
nozzle) for cleaning without venting the instrument.
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