Daily Operation
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_______________________________________________ Things to Do After Operating the LTQ
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b. In the LTQ Tune Plus window, choose
Setup > Inlet Direct
Control
(or click on the AS/LC direct control button). The Inlet
Direct Control view appears.
c.
Select the LC tab and click on
(or
Pump Off
or
Stop Pump)
to
stop the LC pump.
2. From the LTQ Tune Plus window, choose
Control > Standby
(or click
on the On/Standby button) to put the MS detector in Standby
.
3. Open the door of the Ion Max ion source.
4. Fill a spray bottle with a 50:50 solution of HPLC-grade methanol:distilled
water. Spray approximately 5 mL of the solution at the opening of the ion
transfer capillary. Do not touch the ion transfer capillary with the tip of
the spray bottle.
5. Use the spray bottle filled with the 50:50 solution of methanol:water to
flush contaminants from the accessible surfaces of the ion source chamber
and the spray cone or ion sweep cone (if it is installed).
6. Ensure that you have removed any salt or other contaminants that may
have been deposited on the ion sweep cone or spray cone. If necessary,
remove the Ion Max ion source and clean the ion sweep cone or spray
cone as follows:
a.
Remove the Ion Max ion source from the front of the MS detector as
described in the topic Removing the Ion Max Ion Source on
page 4-12.
b. Remove the ion sweep cone (if it is installed) as follows:
i.
Put on a pair of talc-free gloves.
ii. Grasp the outer ridges of the ion sweep cone and pull the cone
straight off of the API cone seal. Note, you might need to loosen
the set screws on the ion sweep cone in order to remove it.
c.
Clean the ion sweep cone as follows:
CAUTION. AVOID BURNS. At operating temperatures, the APCI
vaporizer and ion transfer capillary can severely burn you! The APCI
vaporizer typically operates at 400 to 600
°
C and the ion transfer capillary
typically operates at 100 to 300
°
C. Allow the heated vaporizer and ion
transfer capillary to cool to room temperature, for approximately 20 min,
before you touch or remove either component.
Note. This is a good point to remove and clean the ion transfer capillary. You
remove the ion transfer capillary by unsrewing it counter clockwise with the
custom removal tool. Refer to topic Removing and Cleaning the Ion
Transfer Capillary on page 4-8.