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Turbo pump fails when pumping down mass spectrometer - WKB618

Article number: 618

SYMPTOMS

  • Turbo pump reaches only 50%
  • "Turbo pump failure" error
  • Vacuum system stops
  • Source maintenance recently completed
  • With isolation valve closed, turbo reaches 100% with no error

ENVIRONMENT

  • Xevo TQS micro
  • SYNAPT XS

CAUSE

Faulty sample cone O-ring

FIX or WORKAROUND

  1. Replace the sample cone O-ring.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This article applies to all Waters mass spectrometers with a Z-spray source.

id618, A-SQ, MALDIG2SI, SQD2, SYNAPT, SYNAPTMS, SYNAPTXS, SYNG2HD, SYNG2HDMAL, SYNG2MS, SYNG2MSMAL, SYNG2SHD, SYNG2SHDML, SYNG2SIHD, SYNG2SIMS, SYNG2SMS, SYNG2SMSML, XEVOG2QTOF, XEVOG2SQTF, XEVOG2STOF, XEVOG2TOF, XEVOG2XSQT, XEVOG2XSTF, XEVOG3QTOF, XEVOMRT, XEVOQTOF, XEVOTQ, XEVOTQA, XEVOTQA, XEVOTQD, XEVOTQDIVD, XEVOTQIVD, XEVOTQS, XEVOTQSCRO, XEVOTQSIVD, XEVOTQSMIC, XEVOTQXS, XEVTQSMIVD, XEVTQXSIVD

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