Thermo Scientific iCAP Qnova Series Pre-Installation Requirements Manual page 20

Site Preparation
Dimensions and Weights
CAUTION
2-4 iCAP Qnova Series ICP-MS Pre-Installation Requirements Guide (P/N BRE0006946, Revision B)
The instrument is provided with four retractable handles. Each
instrument is shipped on a pallet with the handles pulled out and fixed
on the pallet, see Figure
unintentionally being retracted after they have been pulled out.
Figure 2-2. Retractable handles for transport, fixed on the transport pallet
Heavy Load. Because of its weight of about 142 kg (iCAP RQ) or
151 kg (iCAP TQ/TQs ICP-MS), handling the instrument alone
might cause muscle strain and back injury. Lifting and moving the
iCAP Qnova Series instrument requires the effort of at least four
persons to keep the individual load within acceptable limits (maximum
40 kg for men or 15 kg for women for a duration of 5 seconds). The
carriers must be trained in how to carry loads properly (for example,
by rising from the knees with a straight back). Thermo Fisher
Scientific recommends using a pallet jack to lift the mass spectrometer
onto the workbench.
The instrument is shipped with two lifting devices, each providing
sufficient space for three persons that are standing side by side to carry
the instrument.
An instrument with mounted lifting devices does not fit through a door
with a width of 80 cm (32 in.), in contrast to the unpacked instrument
alone. Furthermore, the persons that carry the instrument require
considerable space for maneuvering. Therefore, Thermo Fisher
Scientific recommends using a pallet jack when moving the instrument
into another room.
The following instructions assume that the instrument has been moved
to the installation site with a pallet jack and the top cover of the
transport crate has been removed.
❖
To mount the lifting device and move the instrument onto the bench
1. Gather four to six people trained in lifting heavy loads and appoint
one person that takes command and gives instructions.
2. With a pallet jack, lift the instrument to the height of the working
bench.
2-2. Safety catches prevent the handles from
Thermo Scientific