Beckman Coulter SX4400 Instructions For Use Manual page 18

SX4400 Swinging Bucket Rotor
Preparation and Use
Figure 3 Arranging tubes in the Rotor
1. Pivotal Axis
NOTE
All buckets must be attached to the rotor for every run, whether loaded or empty.
Never run the rotor with fewer than four positions filled
2
Place covers on buckets, if applicable.
• Screw covers to the right (clockwise) to tighten.
3
Attach each bucket to the yoke by aligning the grooves in the bucket sides with the pivot pins,
then sliding the buckets down until the pivot pins are seated in the bucket pockets.
CAUTION
Attach all four buckets, loaded or empty, to the rotor yoke. If only two buckets are
filled, place them in opposite positions on the yoke. All four positions must contain
buckets during a run.
4
Gently swing the buckets to ensure that they are properly seated on the pivot pins.
5
Make sure buckets are properly seated over the pivot pins on the rotor yoke as shown
in Figure
8
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