GE AKTAavant Getting Started page 17

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Getting Started with ÄKTAavant and UNICORN 6 28-9440-69 AB
Fasten sample bottles. Always fasten bottles and cassettes to the rails at the sample
tray. Use appropriate holders for bottles. Shattered glass from falling bottles may
cause injury. Spilled liquid may cause fire hazard and personal injury.
Electrical shock hazard after spillage. If there is a risk that large volumes of spilled
liquid may penetrate the casing of the ÄKTAavant instrument, immediately switch
off the instrument, disconnect the power cord, and contact an authorized service
engineer.
Moving parts in Fraction collector. Do not open the Fraction collector drawer when
the Fraction collector is active. If you need to access the Fraction collector, press
Pause, and make sure that the movement has stopped before opening the drawer.
Using a Superloop. After loading a Superloop, always plug the Syr port on the
Injection valve with a Stop plug. With a Superloop connected to the valve, an
over-pressure may be created during injection.
Hazardous chemicals during run. When using hazardous chemicals, run System
CIP and Column CIP to flush the entire system tubing with distilled water, before
service and maintenance.
Hazardous biological agents during run. When using hazardous biological agents,
run System CIP and Column CIP to flush the entire system tubing with bacteriostatic
solution (e.g., NaOH) followed by a neutral buffer and finally distilled water, before
service and maintenance.
RPC runs with 100% acetonitrile. Always replace the green PEEK tubing between
the used system pump and the pressure monitor with orange PEEK tubing, i.d. 0.5
mm, before running RPC with 100% acetonitrile. Set the System pressure alarm to
10 MPa.
2 Safety instructions
2.1 Safety precautions
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