Abbott VP 2000 Service Manual page 118

Maintenance and Diagnostic Procedures
Thermocouple Attached
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12. In the outboard position, place a slide with a
thermocouple junction bonded to the middle of the slide.
Figure 5.14: Thermocouple Attached to Slide
13. Place the Slide Basket on the Abbott VP 2000 Processor. Be
careful to ensure there is sufficient slack in the
thermocouple leads to allow the Slide Basket to be lowered
into the Drying Station without causing the slide with the
thermocouple to be lifted out of the position.
14. Prepare a grid to record temperature data once a minute
form initial temperature (time zero) until ten (10)
minutes.
15. Read (using an Omega HH603A or equivalent digital
thermometer) and record the intial slide temperature.
16. Select the <Run Screen> button.
Section 5
Abbott VP 2000™ Processor Service Manual
30-608308/R1—September 2008