Removing The Control Head Cover - Beckman Coulter Optima L-XP Instructions For Use Manual

Troubleshooting
Retrieving Your Sample in Case of Power Failure
Figure 5.1 Removing the Control Head Cover
Cover Latch
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To open the top cover, insert a #2 (0.25-inch diameter) Phillips-head screwdriver into the hole
located in the front, center of the top cover (see
counterclockwise (to the left) until the screw bottoms out. Then, to release the latch, push the
screwdriver inward. Once the latch is released, lift the top cover.
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Lift the front panel to free the bottom tabs that secure it in place.
NOTE
In
not shown to provide detail of latches.
WARNING
After removing the panel, listen carefully for any sounds coming from the drive.
Then touch the fan housing (see
again. Do not proceed if any sound or vibration is emitted from the housing.
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Vent the vacuum chamber by slowly turning the small setscrew on the vacuum solenoid valve
to the right (clockwise) as shown in
If you hear a whining noise, close the valve and wait, because the rotor is still spinning.
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Access to
Cover Latch
Figure 5.1, the control head is shown separated from the instrument, and attached wires are
Figure 5.2). Turn the screwdriver
Figure 5.3) to feel if it is vibrating and listen
Figure 5.3 until you hear the air released into the chamber.
Access to
Cover Latch
PN LXP-IM-7AB