Agilent 6500 Series Q-TOF LC/MS Maintenance Guide 21
Basic Operation 1
Changing Ion Sources
Changing Ion Sources
This section describes the steps to change from one ion source to another.
First, you need to follow the set of steps to remove your current source. Then,
you need to follow the steps to install the new source.
To remove an electrospray source
1 Put the instrument in Standby mode.
2 Slide open the nebulizer cover.
3 Disconnect the LC nebulizer tubing and LC nebulizing gas tubing.
4 Disconnect the Reference nebulizer tubing and Reference nebulizing gas
tubing.
5 Open the spray chamber.
6 Plug the reference nebulizer gas outlet on the side of the instrument, under
the service panel.
7 Remove the spray chamber by lifting it along the axis of its hinges.
The spray chamber operates at very high temperatures. Let the spray chamber cool
before you continue.
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