Mechanical Adjustments; Cleaner Pump Volume Adjustment With Standard Cleaning System - Kegel FLEX 17-5801 Operator's Manual

Mechanical Adjustments

Cleaner Pump Volume Adjustment with standard Cleaning System

The cleaner pump volume will be checked in the same menu
as the oil volume. Go to the Main Menu and press TEST OIL
CLEANER PUMP VOLUME, then press:
CLEANER PUMP CALIBRATION AND ADJUSTMENT
In this screen follow these steps:
1. Press, "ENABLE TEST".
2. Open up the cleaner compartment.
3. Remove the cleaner tip and place inside calibration tube.
4. Hold cleaner tip over cloth then press button for one cycle
to clear out air bubbles.
5. Press the button on the inside of the 10-pin side plate.
6. The machine will now dispense 4 passes of the head into a
graduated cylinder.
The factory setting is 30 µl. Anywhere from 25 to 30 µl should adequately clean the lane. As
the cleaner pump tubing ages the volume will tend to decrease. The motor will need to
increase in speed to dispense the same volume. To increase the speed, use the -10 and +10
buttons. The value shown under Enable Test button is the present value set in the machine.
Cleaner Speed control board settings:
TECHNICAL NOTE
When making changes to the cleaner volume output, always perform this test more than once
and note the volume with each adjustment.
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