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______________________________________________________________ Service Philosophy
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Service Philosophy
Servicing the LTQ system consists of performing procedures required to
maintain system performance standards, to prevent system failure, and/or to
restore the system to an operating condition. Routine and preventive
maintenance procedures are documented in this manual.
Routine and preventive maintenance are the responsibility of the user during
and after the warranty period. Regular maintenance will increase the life of
the system, maximize the up-time of your system, and allow you to achieve
optimum system performance.
Service not described in this manual should be performed only by a
Thermo Electron Customer Support Engineer or similarly trained and
qualified technical personnel.
Level of Repair
Thermo Electron’s service philosophy for the LTQ system calls for
troubleshooting to the lowest part, assembly, PCB, or module listed in the
Replaceable Parts chapter of this manual.
For mechanical failures: A mechanical assembly typically is to be repaired to
the level of the smallest item listed in the Replaceable Parts chapter of this
manual.
For electronic failures: PCBs are not repaired to the component level except
in certain cases of fuses, relays, etc. When these exceptions occur, the
components can be found in the Replaceable Parts chapter.