Installing The Pump Unit; Installing A Reagent Module - Agilent Technologies VGA 77 User Manual

Getting Started

Installing the Pump Unit

Moving parts
WARNING
The peristaltic pump has moving parts that can cause damage to hands or
fingers if caught underneath the clamps during operation. Keep hands away
from the peristaltic pump while it is running.
To install the VGA 77 on an Agilent AA:
Insert the hooks on the back of the unit into the slots located on
either side of the Agilent AA sample compartment.
To install the VGA 77 on an Agilent 700 Series ICP-OES
instrument:
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For an instrument other than an Agilent AA or Agilent 700 Series
ICP-OES, you should place the VGA 77 flat on a bench, close to the
sample compartment of the instrument.
When the VGA 77 is in position, fit the drip tray to the front of the
pump unit by positioning the large holes over the studs on the front
of the VGA 77 and sliding the tray downwards.

Installing a Reagent Module

To install a reagent module into the VGA 77:
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Insert the four stainless steel thumbscrews into the four holes
towards the front of the instrument sample compartment (two on
each side).
Hook the four grooves in the VGA 77 mounting bracket over the
four thumbscrews in the sample compartment.
Loosen the locking screw at the lower rear left hand corner of the
pump unit.
Lower the reagent module into the space adjacent to the left side
of the pump unit, ensuring the reagent module locating studs are
fully home in the slots.
Wind the locking screw in until it holds the module firmly in
place.
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