Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum XLS User Manual

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Maintenance
Replacing the Filament of the Ion Source
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3. Remove the ion source. See “Removing the Ion Source” on page 88.
4. Wearing clean, lint- and powder-free gloves, remove the ion source from the magnet yoke.
Figure 54. Disassembling the source to replace the filament
5. Unscrew the threaded standoff and remove the retainer clip that secures the heater ring
and lens assemblies to the ion source block. See Figure 54.
6. Pull the heater ring and lens assemblies off of the cartridge heaters on the ion source
block. Place them on a clean surface.
7. Remove the retainer clip that secures the filament and centering ring to the ion source
block.
8. Remove the filament and centering ring from the ion source block.
WARNING Shock Hazard. Unplug the mass spectrometer before proceeding.
Heater ring and lens
assemblies
Centering ring
Heater ring and lens
assemblies retainer clip
Threaded standoff
Filament retainer clip
Filament
Ion source block and
EI/CI Source PCB

Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum XLS Specifications

General

Brand	Thermo Scientific
Model	TSQ Quantum XLS
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English