Thermo Scientific Vanquish VH-D10 Operating Manual page 129

7.7.2 Removing the Flow Cell
When
Parts required
Preparations
Follow these steps
Diode Array Detectors (VH-D10)
Operating Manual
• Storing or transporting the flow cell in its packaging
• Exchanging the flow cell
• Leakage occurred on the flow cell
• If the flow cell is to be stored
Packaging of the flow cell, the shipping locks and the plugs
• If no flow cell is to be installed to the device afterward
Cover for the flow cell opening on the device
1. If the flow cell is to be stored
Flush the flow cell (see
(} page 126)).
2. Proceed as required:
If a flow cell or diagnostic cell is to be installed
¨
Close the shutter in the light path before the flow cell (if not yet
done).
If no flow cell is to be installed afterward
¨
Turn off the UV lamp (if not yet done).
3. Wait until the flow cell has cooled down before you remove it.
1. Disconnect the inlet capillary and waste line from the flow cell inlet
and outlet (if not yet done).
2. After removing the flow connections, protect the flow cell inlet and
outlet ports with plugs and protect the inlet capillaries and the
waste line with caps. For this, use only the plugs and caps supplied
with the capillary and waste line.
3. Turn the rotating locks on the flow cell simultaneously
counterclockwise to a horizontal position to unlock the flow cell.
4. Carefully pull out the cell from the opening in the device.
5. If the flow cell is to be stored:
a) Install the shipping locks to the flow cell.
b) Store the flow cell in its original packaging that it was shipped in.
7 • Maintenance and Service
Preparing the Flow Cell for Storage
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