Ankom TDF, Operator'S Manual

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Operator’s Manual
pg. 34 Rev A 4/30/12
8.2 Rinse the tin with no more than 3 ml of Distilled Water to ensure complete transfer.
8.3 Repeat steps 8.1 – 8.2 for all six stations.
9. Install IDF Flow ‐ Thru bags on the ANKOM
TDF
Dietary Fiber Analyzer.
9.1 Pull the black IDF Delivery Nozzle out towards you.
9.2 Place a labeled IDF Flow-Thru bag up underneath the Delivery Nozzle so that the Delivery Nozzle is inside the
top part of the bag. Pull the bag up so that the top of the bag is about 35 mm above the top of Clamp Bar A and
return the Delivery Nozzle to its original position. This will hold the back of the bag in place.
9.3 With the bag being held by the Delivery Nozzle, center it horizontally between the lines on the back part of
Clamp Bar A.
For proper mixing during the digestion process the IDF Flow-Thru bags must be
horizontally centered over the Heating Paddles and between the Centering Lines on
the back part of Clamp Bar A.
9.4 Place at least 20 mm (0.75 inches) of the bottom of the IDF Flow-Thru bag inside the top of the SDF bag to allow
for the flow of solution into the SDF bag after the digestion process is complete.
9.5 Repeat steps 9.1 – 9.4 for all six stations.
9.6 Re-install Clamp Bar B.
9.7 Flatten the IDF Flow-Thru bags to remove any wrinkles. With fingers away from the clamp bars, press the Clamp
Bar B button on the control panel to pinch the IDF bags just above the filter. The mixing pads will make contact
with the bags when Clamp Bar B pinches the IDF
Flow-Thru bags.
9.8 Re-install Clamp Bar C.
9.9 Secure all six SDF bags in place with the hooks located on the front part of Clamp Bar C.
Centering Lines
Heating Paddle
20 mm (0.75 inches) of
the IDF Flow ‐ Thru bag
inside the top of the SDF
bag
Heating Paddle