Thermo Scientific Accela PDA Hardware Manual page 110

6
Routine Maintenance
Replacing the Lamps
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You must have the following tool to replace the lamps: a #2 Phillips head screwdriver.
To replace the deuterium and tungsten lamps
1. From the data system, turn off the lamps.
For instructions on turning off the lamps, see the following:
• For the ChromQuest data system, see
Data System" on
• For the Xcalibur data system, see
System" on page
2. Wait approximately 30 minutes for the lamp compartment to cool to room temperature.
3. Turn the power switch at the front of the PDA detector to Off (released position) and
disconnect the power cord from the back panel.
4. If you did not turn off the lamps before you turned off the PDA detector, wait
approximately 30 minutes for the lamp compartment to cool to room temperature.
5. Open the front doors by swinging each door outward.
6. Remove the LightPipe flowcell (see
7. Using a #2 Phillips head screw driver, remove the screw that connects the metal plate to
the inside of the left door (see
Note You do not have to detach the grounding cables to access the LED cable behind
the metal plate.
Figure 72. Screw that secures the metal plate to the left door
"Controlling the Lamps from the ChromQuest
page 63.
"Controlling the Lamps from the Xcalibur Data
35.
"Removing the LightPipe Flowcell"
Figure 72).
Grounding cables
on
Screw
page 85).
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