28 Agilent 6500 Series Q-TOF LC/MS Maintenance Guide
1 Basic Operation
To install an APPI source
To install an APPI source
1 Install the APPI USB to Serial Converter Cable (p/n 8121-1013) to the one
of the available USB ports on the SmartCard 4 Plus on the left side of the
Q-TOF instrument.
2 Rinse a clean bottle with acetonitrile.
The ship kit comes with an extra bottle (p/n 9300-2576) and bottle cap (p/n
9300-2575).
3 Pour the APCI/APPI Tuning Mix into the tuning mix bottle.
4 Attach the tuning mix bottle back onto the CDS.
5 Remove the currently installed source and install the G1971B APPI source
onto the spray chamber mounts.
6 Connect the APPI Vaporizor heater cable to its connector on the left side of
the Q-TOF. Then connect the APPI serial cable to the USB/Serial Converter
cable that was installed in step 1 of this procedure.
To install a nano ESI, dual nano ESI or multimode source or
HPLC-Chip/MS interface
• Refer to the User Guide for the specific source or interface.