Description Of The Device; Overall View - Thermo Scientific MSC-Advantage Operating Instructions Manual

Operating Instructions Biological Safety Cabinet | MSC-Advantage
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Description of the device

4.1

Overall view

• Fig. 3: Plenum assembly [3] with plenum for downflow blower [19] and plenum
for exhaust air blower [20]. The downflow filter and the exhaust air filter are in-
stalled immediately to the pertaining plenum. The exhaust air is discharged to
the exterior of the device through an opening.
The plenum assembly is concealed behind a cover [18].
• Switchbox [2] with power supply unit and power supply cable [1]. The top
of the device contains an RS 232 connection [23] for a PC and two fuse hol-
ders [22].
• Light dome [4] for the sample chamber illumination unit, equipped with one
fluorescent tube (model MSC 1.2) or two fluorescent tubes (model MSC 0.9,
1.5, 1.8).
The optional, device-integral UV lamp is installed to the ceiling at the front
section of the sample chamber.
• Operating panel [5] with function keys and indicators.
• Front window [7] with two handles [6].
• Bushings [8] and [9] in the side panels (3 on each side). The bushings [9] can
be used to install media valves [11], the bushings [8] of type SmartPort are
provided for laying cables or hoses into the utility chamber.
• Stand [10] (optional).
• Workplate segments [13] with 2 armrests [14]. A one-piece workplate and spe-
cial workplates are available as optional accessories.
• Internal outlets [15] for the power supply of accessories (optionally, one of the
outlets can be equipped with an adapter [17] for mobile UV devices).
• Test hoses for the downflow unit [16] at the left side of the sample chamber and
for the exhaust air unit [12] at the right side of the sample chamber.
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NOTE – Test hoses!
Do not remove the caps of the two test hoses
for checking downflow and exhaust air.