Stacking Multiple Pump Heads
L/S Multichannel pump heads can be stacked(up to eight, 4-channel or four, 8-chan-
nel pump heads) to provide 32 pumping channels from a single drive, depending on
the torque capabilities of the drive (Appendix A).
Stack multiple heads as follows:
1. Mount first head to drive per previous instructions.
2. Align the tang and the holes on the back of the second pump head with the slot
and the dowel pins on the front of the first pump head.
3. Fasten the pump heads together with the four screws (provided) using the holes
in the four corners of the pumps.
Figure 3, Stacking Pump Heads
Adhesive backed support feet (supplied) may be used to stabilize pump stack.
Remove adhesive backing and attach feet to underside of front plate of front pump.
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3. Installation
Tool required: long hex key (provided)
Mount the pump head to a Masterflex® L/S® pump drive as follows:
1. Connect the pump head to the drive by aligning the tang on the pump head
(Figure 2) with the slot in the motor drive shaft.
2. Attach pump head to drive unit using the long hex key to tighten the four screws
(provided).
Figure 2, Pump Mounting
Adhesive backed
support feet
Tang
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