Notice:
To avoid damaging the iKey:
• Handle it with care. The component parts are fragile.
• For recommendations regarding the maximum pressure to subject the device to, see
the
iKey Separation Device Care and Use Manual
(part number 720004897EN).
• Do not apply electrospray potential to the emitter without flow.
• Do not drop it.
• Do not immerse it in liquid.
• Do not freeze or overheat it. Keep the iKey within the allowed temperature ranges
during operation and in storage.
• Use the iKey sheath to protect the device when it is not in use.
• Do not bend or pull the capillary connection tubing at the ionKey source module
coupling.
• Avoid excess voltage, which can erode the emitter over time.
• Do not touch the electrospray emitter, for it can bend.
• Decompress the iKey before you remove it from the source.
See
for safety advisory information.
4.5 Preparing the instrument for working on the source
For safety reasons, you must follow this procedure before working on the source (for example,
when changing the probe, installing or removing the corona pin, or operating the source isolation
valve), and when maintaining the source.
Follow the procedure for the software that controls your mass spectrometer:
4.5.1 Using MassLynx software to prepare the instrument for
operations on or inside its source
To use MassLynx software to prepare the instrument for operations on or inside
its source:
1.
In the Instrument Console, click
Stop Flow
, to stop the LC flow.
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