Maintenance
Agilent 55B AA Spectrometer User’s Guide
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Disassemble the nebulizer
The nebulizer is comprised of multiple components.
Figure 41.
Nebulizer components:
1.
Thimble
2. Locking ring 3. Ertalyte Bush Bearing (white plastic insert) 4. Clamp bush guide
5. Capillary assembly 6. O-ring, 1/32 ID x 3/32 OD x 1/32" 7. Spring 8. O-ring, 3/16 ID x 5/16 OD x 1/16"
9. Capillary guide 10. O-ring, 3/16 ID x 5/16 OD x 1/16 11. Venturi
Figure 42.
Nebulizer block and specialized tools
1. Venturi extraction tool 2. Nebulizer tool
3. Nebulizer block – front face
To disassemble the nebulizer:
1
Hold the nebulizer block front face up.
2
Unscrew the thimble in a counter clockwise direction and remove the thimble
and locking ring.
Use the large end of the nebulizer tool to unscrew the white plastic insert from the
nebulizer body.
NOTE
If the white plastic insert has stripped threads. Remove the old insert as described
above and insert a new white plastic insert.
