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7. Replacements
Replacing pump tubes,
The solution pump tube:
Replacing the
solution pump
tube
To replace the solution pump tube, do the following:
Step
7-10
Continued
Connector
(pump tube
- short end)
Action
1.
Enter the Hold mode and record the replacement action.
2.
Remove the pump clamp and disconnect the ends of the old tube from
the connectors.
3.
Gripping the end of the tube, free the right fastener from the fastening
slot by first pulling outward and then lifting upward.
4.
Pull upward to free the remainder of the old tube from around the
pump rotor and out of the other fastening slot.
5.
Secure the fastener of the left – short – end of the new tube in the
fastening slot. The short end of the tube is to be on the left, the long
end on the right.
6.
Gripping the longer fastener, wrap the new tube around the pump
rotor, laying the tube along the top of the rollers. Secure the fastener
in the other fastening slot.
Press the Rotate Pumps button to turn the pump and seat the tube.
7.
This can also be done manually by turning the rotor a few rotations in
both directions.
NOTICE: If seated correctly, the tube should begin to be drawn
downwards onto the rollers by the pump rotation during restart.
8.
Attach the ends of the tube to the connectors, pushing the tube onto
the connector as far as possible.
9.
Slide a new pump clamp (supplied with the pump tubes) over the
right-side connector so that it is seated over the enlarged portion of the
tube end, then clamp it shut.
10.
If no more actions are to be performed, remount all covers and restart
the analyzer by pressing Restart.
ABL800 FLEX Operator's Manual
Fastening slots
Pump clamp
Pump tube -
long end
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