Chapter 6 Daily Routine
2.
Pull the waste bottles out of the instrument.
3.
Unscrew the cap assemblies and remove them from the bottles.
4.
Empty the bottles following lab procedures for liquid biohazardous and chemical waste removal.
5.
Carefully place the cap assemblies onto the emptied waste bottles and tighten the caps.
6.
Place the waste bottles back into the instrument.
7.
Attach the cap assembly tubing to the connectors on the instrument.
Tip: An audible click indicates that the tubing is connected.
Replacing Sheath Bottles
Each sheath bottle has a single connection to the instrument. Waste and sheath bottle connections
are specifically keyed to their respective ports and cannot be connected to the wrong ports.
Important:
When refilling the sheath fluid bottles:
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Ensure that the filter and tubing are not contaminated when you remove the cap assemblies from
the sheath bottles.
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Ensure that fluid reaches no higher than the fill line, as shown in the next figure, so that fluid does
not leak from the air vent port in the cap.
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