Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Agilent 5800 and 5900 ICP-OES User's Guide 57
CAUTION
Avoid acid contact with the seal where the quartz meets the plastic base.
Damage to the seals and torch body may occur.
NOTE
A torch cleaning stand is available from Agilent which helps keep torches upright
and steady during cleaning. See the Agilent website www.agilent.com for details.
6 Keep the one-piece torch inverted through all the cleaning and rinsing steps
unless otherwise directed.
Figure 15A. Soak the torch in the aqua regia solution. Ensure the injector is immersed in the
solution.