General Maintenance 4
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To remove/reinstall the heater/sensor assembly of the ion source
Materials needed
• Gloves, clean, lint-free
• Large (8650-0030)
• Small (8650-0029)
• Hex ball driver, 1.5 mm (8710-1570)
• Hex ball driver, 2.0 mm (8710-1804)
• Hex nut driver, 5.5 mm (8710-1220)
Removal
1 Vent the MS. See the Agilent 7000 Series Triple Quad GC/MS Operation
Manual.
2 Open the front analyzer chamber. See the Agilent 7000 Series Triple Quad
GC/MS Operation Manual.
3 Remove the ion source. See “To remove the EI ion source” in the Agilent
7000 Series Triple Quad GC/MS Operation Manual.
4 Remove the filaments.
The analyzer, GC/MS interface, and other components in the analyzer chamber
operate at very high temperatures. Do not touch any part until you are sure it is cool.
Always wear clean gloves to prevent contamination when working in the analyzer
chamber.
Make sure you use an antistatic wrist strap and take other antistatic precautions
before touching analyzer components.