
Note:
The system must be transported and stored between –30 °C to +60 °C (–22 °F to 140 °F). Store the
system at an altitude not exceeding m ( feet) above sea level.
Move the Mass Spectrometer
WARNING! Lifting Hazard. Make sure that at least nine people for X500R or ten
people for X500B are available to lift the mass spectrometer. Follow established
safe lifting procedures. Refer to the Site Planning Guide for the weights of system
components.
WARNING! Lifting Hazard. Make sure that at least two people are available to lift
the roughing pump. Follow established safe lifting procedures.
WARNING! Hot Surface Hazard. Beware of burns. Surfaces of the mass spectrometer
become hot during operation.
Prerequisites
• Shut down the system. It is not necessary to vent the system. Refer to
Shut Down and Vent the System on
.
• Turn off all of the gas flows and then relieve the pressure in the gas lines.
Required Materials
• Lifting kit
1. Disconnect the vacuum hose, gas tubing, source exhaust tubing, power cable, ethernet cable, and TDC cable
from the mass spectrometer.
2. Remove the left and right skirts.
3. On the right front side of the mass spectrometer, pull out the locking pin that secures the lifting bar, pull out
the bar until the hole in the bar lines up with the hole in the tube, and then secure the bar with the locking
pin.
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