Maintenance schedule 5-3
Maintenance schedule
The following table lists periodic maintenance schedules that ensure optimum
instrument performance.
Maintenance schedule
Procedure Frequency For information...
Clean the instrument case. As required. See page 5-18.
Empty the nitrogen exhaust
trap bottle.
Check daily, empty as
required.
See page 5-19.
Replace the oil-free (scroll)
pump’s seals.
Annually. See Edwards
document XDS35i
Instruction Manual
A730-01-880.
Clean the source components. When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels.
See page 5-21.
Replace the ESI probe tip. When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels.
See page 5-55.
Replace the ESI probe
capillary.
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels or
sample flow is
inconsistent.
See page 5-59.
Clean the APCI probe tip.
(Options using the APCI
probe only.)
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels.
See page 5-67.
Replace the APCI probe
capillary.
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels or
sample flow is
inconsistent.
See page 5-68.
Replace the LockSpray probe
capillary.
Annually. See page 5-74.