7 General Maintenance
To Install the EI XTR, SS, or Inert Source
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To Install the EI XTR, SS, or Inert Source
Materials needed
• Gloves, clean, lint-free
• Large (8650-0030)
• Small (8650-0029)
• Pliers, long-nose (8710-1094)
Procedure
1 Slide the ion source into the source radiator. (See Figure 70.)
2 Insert and hand tighten the source thumbscrews. Do not overtighten the
thumbscrews. (See Figure 70.)
3 Connect the ion source wires. (See “To Connect/Disconnect Wiring from the
EI XTR, SS, and Inert Sources” on page 197.)
4 Close the analyzer chamber. (See “To Close the Analyzer Chamber” on
page 220.)
Figure 70. Installing the EI source
Ceramic source board
Ion source
Thumbscrews
Source heater and
temperature sensor wires
Source radiator
Extractor wire