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

RECORD | Already taken place Tu, 22.6.2021
Slides, narration, and video segments will be used to teach Agilent GCMS ion source maintenance.
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Agilent Technologies: Eliminate the Fear of Mass Spec
Agilent Technologies: Eliminate the Fear of Mass Spec

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.

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