Waters 2489 - Page 145

Maintaining the flow cell 4-11
• Entrance lens holder
• Entrance lens
• Entrance lens mount
•Two gaskets
Waters TaperSlit flow cell
For replacement parts for the TaperSlit flow cell, use the Flow Cell Rebuild
Kit (part numberWAS081346).
Tip: Use nitrogen to clean the flow cell. Use ethanol or methanol to clean the
lenses and window.
To remove the individual parts of the flow cell for cleaning or replacement:
1. With the notches on the flow cell cuvette lens end facing you, use the
flat-blade screwdriver or a coin to remove the cuvette lens screw.
2. Insert the cotton end of the lint-free swab into the cuvette end of the flow
cell assembly and remove the split ring and the cuvette lens.
3. Using the screwdriver, remove the exit lens mount screw.
4. Using plastic tweezers, pull out the exit window from inside the exit lens
mount screw.
Cell exit
Cell entrance