78 5977 Series MSD Operation Manual
3 Operating in Electron Ionization (EI) Mode
To Open the Analyzer Chamber
Materials needed
• Gloves, clean, lint-free
• Large (8650-0030)
• Small (8650-0029)
• Wrist strap, antistatic
• Small (9300-0969)
• Medium (9300-1257)
• Large (9300-0970)
Procedure
1 Vent the MSD (see “To Vent the MSD” on page 76).
2 Disconnect the side board control cable and the source power cable from
the side board.
CAUTION
Electrostatic discharges to analyzer components are conducted to the side board
where they can damage sensitive components. Wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap
and take other antistatic precautions (page 123) before opening the analyzer chamber.
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Side board cable
Source power cable