Connect The Pump Inlet; Figure 9 Connect The Pump Inlet (Ixm200 And Ixm3000) - Edwards iXM Series Instruction Manual

4.6.2 Connect the pump inlet

CAUTION: O-RING SAFETY
Risk of damage to the equipment. For iXM200 and iXM3000 variants, do not use a
trapped O‑ring or centering ring for installation. Use 8 half claw clamps to attach inlet
piping and tighten it to a torque of 5.0 Nm.
1. Remove the temporary cover or blanking plate from the inlet of the system. Do not
drop screws, tools etc. into the pump inlet.
A.
B.
2. Connect the inlet flange
A.
B.
3. Use half claw clamps when you connect an ISO style foreline flange to the dry
pumping system inlet. Refer to
clamps.

Figure 9 Connect the pump inlet (iXM200 and iXM3000)

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Keep the nuts, bolts, washers and blanking plate for future use.
Keep the temporary cover for future use on non‑contaminated pumps only.
(Figure: Front view of the
For iXM200 and iXM3000 variants, use the O‑ring (supplied) and applicable
nuts, bolts and washers (not supplied) to connect the inlet flange. The inlet
O‑ring is supplied with the pump and is installed underneath the inlet flange
cover. Refer to Figure: Connect the pump inlet (iXM200 and
For iXM600 and iXM1200 variants, use the trapped O‑ring or centre
ring(supplied) and applicable nuts, bolts and washers (not supplied) to
connect the inlet flange. Refer to
and iXM1200).
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system) to the vacuum system.
Figure: Connect the pump inlet (iXM600
Figure: Connect the pump inlet
iXM3000).
and Table: Half claw
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