Adjusting The Sampling Probe Height - PerkinElmer AVIO 500 Customer Hardware And Service Manual

Adjusting the Sampling Probe Height

The procedure described below assumes that you are using a spectrometer
Note
operated via ICP Syngistix software. If you are using an AA or ICP-MS
instrument, please refer to the information on operating an autosampler in
the on-line help for the respective instrument.
1. Install the rinsing-port rack on the autosampler.
See the procedure Assembling Sample Racks starting on page 61 in the S10
Autosamplers User's Guide (Part No. 09931133) for more information.
2. Place the rinsing port in the rinse location in the sample rack.
See the procedure Installing the Rinsing Port on the Rack starting on page 55
in the S10 Autosamplers User's Guide (Part No. 09931133) for more
information.
3. In the ICP software, from the main menu make the following selections:
4. If the sample probe is suspended over the rinse position select the Instrument
tab -> Load Tray to lower the probe. If the sample probe is not at the rinse
position select the Instrument tab -> Go To Wash to move it there.
5. Carefully push the sampling probe down until it bottoms in the rinsing port.
Then pull the sampling probe up by about 15mm as shown in the following
figure. Use the O-ring on the probe to prevent it from slipping down. The
sampling probe is now in the correct height.
Fitting and Connecting the Autosampler Sampling Probe
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