Flow Path Through The System; Rθ Positioning Mechanism - Waters ACQUITY UPLC Overview And Maintenance Manual

Connector for signal-cable inputs and outputs
Ethernet switch
Power input

1.2 Flow path through the system

The following diagram shows how the SM-FTN functions as part of the ACQUITY UPLC system.
Figure 1–5: Flow path through the system
1.3 Rθ positioning mechanism
The Rθ (R-theta) positioning mechanism's two axes control the orientation of the sample plates
within the sample compartment and the relative position of the sample needle carriage. The
theta-rotary axis is a belt-driven shaft that rotates a pair of sample plates 360° from a reference
point. The R-linear axis is the axis along which the sample-needle carriage is oriented. The
carriage runs from the rear-left corner to the front-right corner of the sample compartment.
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