Loading Tubes In Adapters; Loading Adapters In The Buckets; Installing An Adapter In A Bucket. Be Sure The Bails; Line Up With The Bucket Pivot - Beckman Coulter GH-3.8 Instructions For Use Manual

Loading Tubes in Adapters

When placing tubes in modular disk adapters, it is important to make sure that they will not contact
the rotor yoke during a run.
• One way to do this is to place empty tubes in an adapter, place the adapter in a bucket on the
rotor yoke, and manually swing the bucket to the horizontal position, making sure that all
tubes clear the yoke.
• Another method is to place the adapter in a bucket and position a bucket cover over the tubes,
checking that tubes do not touch the cover.
If all positions in an adapter are not filled, the adapter should be loaded symmetrically with respect
to its pivotal axis (see

Loading Adapters in the Buckets

After placing tubes in the disk adapters, lower the adapters into the buckets so that the bails line up
with the rotor pivot pins (see Figure 8). If only two loaded adapters are run, place them in opposing
buckets. The other two buckets should contain empty adapters to prevent imbalance. (See
Symmetric and Balanced
Figure 8 Installing an Adapter in a Bucket. Be sure the bails (vertical supports)
line up with the bucket pivot pins.
PN GS6-TB-003MD
Symmetric and Balanced Loading
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Pivot Pin
GH-3.8 Rotor
Loading the Rotor
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