126 Operation Manual
6 General Maintenance
To Remove a Filament
To Remove a Filament
Materials needed
• Gloves, clean, lint-free
• Large (8650-0030)
• Small (8650-0029)
• Hex ball driver, 1.5 mm (8710-1570)
• Tweezers (8710-2460)
Procedure
1 Remove the ion source. See “To Change the Ion Source” on
page 94.
2 Remove the screw holding the filament to the ion source
body. (See Figure 35.)
3 Slide the filament off the ion source assembly. (See
Figure 35.)
CAUTION
Always wear clean gloves to prevent contamination when working in
the analyzer chamber.
WARNING
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.