xiv Table of Contents
Gas ballasting the roughing pump ............................................................. 5-15
Gas ballasting a pump fitted with a screwdriver-operated
gas ballast valve....................................................................................... 5-16
Gas ballasting a pump fitted with a handle-operated gas ballast valve .... 5-17
Checking the roughing pump oil level ....................................................... 5-18
Adding oil to the roughing pump ................................................................ 5-18
Cleaning the source components ................................................................ 5-20
Cleaning the sample cone and gas cone .................................................... 5-20
Removing the cone gas assembly from the source ....................................... 5-20
Disassembling the cone gas assembly .......................................................... 5-23
Cleaning the sample cone and gas cone........................................................ 5-24
Assembling the cone gas assembly ............................................................... 5-27
Fitting the cone gas assembly to the source................................................. 5-28
Cleaning the ion block, isolation valve, and extraction cone .............. 5-30
Removing the ion block assembly from the source assembly...................... 5-30
Disassembling the source ion block assembly.............................................. 5-32
Cleaning the ion block, isolation valve, and extraction cone....................... 5-40
Assembling the source ion block assembly................................................... 5-42
Fitting the ion block assembly to the source assembly................................ 5-45
Cleaning the source hexapole assembly .................................................... 5-47
Removing the ion block assembly, ion block support, and
hexapole from the source assembly ........................................................ 5-47
Cleaning the hexapole assembly................................................................... 5-49
Fitting the hexapole assembly, PEEK ion block support, and
ion block assembly to the source assembly ............................................ 5-52
Replacing the ESI probe tip ......................................................................... 5-54
Replacing the ESI probe sample capillary ............................................... 5-55
Cleaning the IonSABRE APCI probe tip ................................................... 5-62
Replacing the IonSABRE APCI probe sample capillary ....................... 5-62
Removing the existing capillary.................................................................... 5-62
Installing the new capillary .......................................................................... 5-67