Amersham Pharmacia Biotech AKTA design pH/C-900, User Manual

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2 Installation
2.1 Unpacking
Unpack the instrument and check the items against the supplied
packing list. Inspect the items for obvious damage which may have
occurred during transportation.
It is recommended that all packing materials should be retained if
onward transport of the instrument is expected.
2.2 General precautions
The instrument should be located in a place of low temperature
variations, away from heat sources, draughts and direct sunlight.
The instrument may be operated at normal ambient temperatures in
the range +4 to 40 °C.
The instrument should be installed on a stable laboratory bench or
in ÄKTA™ explorer or ÄKTA™ purifier. To ensure correct
ventilation a free space of 0.1 m is required behind and in front of
the instrument. Do not use any soft material under the instrument,
to ensure that the ventilation inlet in the front is not blocked.
2.3 Installing the conductivity cell
1 Place the conductivity cell in a suitable
place, for example on the shelf of the
Monitor UV-900 using the clip provided
with the UV monitor. The cell can be
placed up to 1.5 m from the monitor
housing.
2 Connect the conductivity cell to the socket
Conductivity Flow Cell
on the rear panel of
the instrument.
3 Connect the tubing with the “Fingertight” connectors. The flow
cell itself does not have a recommended flow direction. In
conjunction with the pH electrode, place the conductivity flow
cell and select its flow direction so that the screw head end of the
flow cell faces the pH flow cell (in ÄKTApurifier systems, the pH
electrode is optional).
CAUTION! The following information should be read carefully
to ensure that the instrument is installed correctly.
Monitor pH/C-900
User Manual 18-1120-06 Edition AC 2
2
Installation
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