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Maintenance
Maintaining the Ion Sweep Cone and Ion Transfer Tube
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Figure 46. Ion sweep cones for FAIMS and APPI (left) and H-ESI, ESI, and APCI (right), showing the
gas inlets
Note Unblocking the ion transfer tube should increase the Convectron gauge pressure to
a normal value (approximately 1.5 Torr). If this method fails to clear the ion transfer tube,
replace it. See Tabl e 6 for the correct ion transfer tube part number for your instrument.
Table 6. Ion transfer tube part numbers
Instrument Ion transfer tube part number
TSQ Vantage series 70005-20423
TSQ Quantum Access series 70111-20972
TSQ Quantum Ultra series 97055-20199
TSQ Quantum Discovery Max 70111-20396
TSQ Quantum Discovery 70111-20100
TSQ Quantum AM 70111-20100
TSQ Quantum 70111-20100