To bake out the LC/MS perform the following
- Connect the LC/MSD inlet tubing (p/n 0890-1915).
- Select the Tune view.
- Select Tune > Manual Tune
- Display the MS Tune Spray Chamber dialog box.
- Set the drying gas flow to 7 L/min for MM-ES or 5 L/min for MM-ES+APCI or MM-APCI.
- Set the nebulizer pressure to 40 psi.
- Set the drying gas temperature to 300 °C.
- Set the vaporizer temperature to 250 °C. (MM-ES+APCI or MM-APCI only)
- Set the LC flow to 0.5 mL/min using the solvent mixture appropriate for your instrument model. Refer to the section To determine proper solvent mixture for performance verification on page 27 for more information.
- If you are doing performance verification on G1956B or G1946D LC/MSD SL model only - Install the 2.1 x 30mm x 3.5 micron B-C18 Rapid Resolution column.
- Make sure the position of the MS selection valve is set so that the LC flow is diverted to the spray chamber (select Switch Stream > MSD)
- Allow the system to bake out for at least 2 hours.