How to clean an Agilent GCMS Ion Source: A comprehensive guide

Questions answered include:

• Where does that contamination come from?
• Where does that contamination go?
• How do I know it needs to be cleaned?
• Why do I need to clean it?
• How often does it need to be cleaned?
• How do I take it apart?
• How do I clean it?
• How hard do I clean it?
• What do I use to rinse the parts?
• How do I put it back together?
• What parts should I have on hand?

Presenter: Paul Salverda (GCMS Regional System Specialist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)

Paul Salverda was hired into Hewlett-Packard as a college intern in December 1982 and graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry/Chemical Sciences in 1983. He transitioned to full-time after graduation as a Customer Engineer supporting Gas Phase products for the next eleven years, and as an Application Customer Engineer for two. He was a support manager in the US West for eight years, back as a Field Service Engineer for nine more, and has been the America’s Field Operation GCMS Regional System Specialist since early 2014. December 2020, he celebrated 38 years with HP/Agilent.