User guide

System User Guide
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AB SCIEX TripleTOF
®
5600/5600+ System
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Cleaning and Maintenance
Regularly clean and maintain the instrument for optimal performance. Table 8-1 provides a
recommended schedule for cleaning and maintaining the instrument. Contact your Qualified
Maintenance Person to order consumable parts.
For “As needed” tasks, follow these guidelines:
• Clean the curtain plate, orifice plate, QJet ion guide, and Q0 region if system
sensitivity degrades.
• Clean the instrument surfaces after a spill, or when they become dirty.
• Empty the drain bottle when it becomes full.
Contact an AB SCIEX FSE for maintenance service and support.
Health and Safety Precautions
• Determine what chemicals may have been used in the instrument prior to service.
Refer to Safety Data Sheets for the health and safety precautions that must be
followed with chemicals.
• Work in a well-ventilated area.
• Always wear assigned personal protective equipment, including powder-free nitrile
gloves, safety glasses, and a laboratory coat.
• Follow required electrical safe work practices.
Table 8-1 System Maintenance Tasks
Component Frequency Task For more information, refer to...
Curtain plate As needed Clean Clean the Curtain Plate
QJet
®
ion guide As needed Clean Contact an AB SCIEX FSE.
Q0 and IQ1 lens As needed Clean Contact an AB SCIEX FSE.
Instrument
cooling fan filter
Every 6
months
Replace Contact an AB SCIEX FSE.
Instrument
surfaces
As needed Clean Clean the Surfaces
Drain bottle As needed Empty Empty the Drain Bottle
Roughing pump
oil
As needed Check and fill Contact an AB SCIEX FSE.
Every 6 to 12
months
Replace Contact an AB SCIEX FSE.
Electrode As needed Inspect and
clean or replace
Clean the Electrode Tube on page 97
Corona
discharge needle
As needed Replace Remove the Corona Discharge Needle on
page 99