5 Maintenance
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17 Carefully insert the canted coil back into the capillary cap.
18 Reinstall the contact ring, end plate, capillary cap and spray shield.
19 Reinstall the spray chamber on the instrument.
20 Close the spray chamber.
21 Close the latch of spray chamber.
22 Connect all cables and tubings to the instrument.
Do not bend or blunt the tip of the needle, it will decrease system performance.
Sharpening the needle is not needed.
23 Pull and twist the 4000 grit abrasive paper along the needle and off the tip of
the needle.
Do not hit tip of the corona needle. The tip can bend, which can decrease
system performance.
24 Starting at the base of the needle, wipe the needle with a clean lint-free cloth.
The cloth can be dry or dampened with LC/MS-grade isopropanol.
Clean and install the coro na needle.
Do not hit tip of the corona needle. The tip can bend, which can decrease
system performance.
25 Connect the nebulizer sample line and sample nebulizer gas tubing to the
nebulizer.