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API 4000 LC/MS/MS

Site Planning Guide

P/N 1002198D
May 2002

Summary of Contents for SCIEX API 4000 LC/MS/MS

Page 1: ...http www appliedbiosystems com API 4000 LC MS MS Site Planning Guide P N 1002198D May 2002...

Page 2: ...tented and may contain parts whose names are registered as trademarks and or function as trademarks Any such usage is intended only to designate those manufacturers products as supplied by Applied Bio...

Page 3: ...ections 7 System Requirements 8 Weights and Dimensions 8 Room Dimensions 9 Operating Environment 10 Electrical Requirements 11 Gas Requirements 12 Exhaust Requirements 15 Drain Vessel Considerations 1...

Page 4: ...Table of Contents API Site Planning Guide iv...

Page 5: ...ed descriptions of the requirements for laboratory layout and required customer supplies Within the scope of this manual the following conventions are used WARNING Indicates an operation that may caus...

Page 6: ...cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interfer...

Page 7: ...nderneath for the roughing pump s A bench for the data acquisition workstation located within 2 m 6 6 ft of the main console One liter 1 L quantities of HPLC or MS grade methanol acetonitrile and wate...

Page 8: ...flow vent with sufficient tubing to loosely couple the vent to the source exhaust drain vessel supplied by Applied Biosystems MDS SCIEX Safety Requirements Gas cylinders mounted to meet local safety s...

Page 9: ...will 1 Supply all fittings plugs tubing and cables required to connect the API system to the lab vents electrical receptacles and regulators provided they are within the maximum distances specified i...

Page 10: ...provides connection panels for gas inputs and exhaust and electronic interfaces for the data acquisition system Introduction The API 4000 LC MS MS instrument is a Liquid Chromatography LC Mass Spectr...

Page 11: ...nt closest to the ion source housing This panel contains the connections for the curtain gas supply Gas 1 Gas 2 supply source exhaust supply and source exhaust waste out See the Gas and Vacuum Panel f...

Page 12: ...he recommended bench See the Suggested bench height figure The roughing pump weighs approximately 36 kg 79 lb and is 28 cm 11 in high by 16 5 cm 6 5 in wide by 50 8 cm 20 in long For API 4000 instrume...

Page 13: ...he custom bench option is the recommended bench Use of wall mounted or fixed benches will require custom installation For purposes of soundproofing it is highly recommended that a softwall be located...

Page 14: ...2 C in the range of 15 C and 30 C 59 F to 86 F with a relative humidity between 20 and 80 noncondensing An air conditioning unit with a capacity of 2550W 8700 Btu h is required for this API system in...

Page 15: ...met If the line voltage fluctuates by more than 5 during a 24 hour period and falls out of specified values a power conditioner may be needed Refer to Appendix A In North America use 6 15R receptacle...

Page 16: ...d Gas 2 The gas supply for the Gas 1 Gas 2 connection requires an input of zero air or UHP nitrogen with an input pressure of 100 psig to a maximum of 105 psig and flows up to 17 L min Nebulizer and s...

Page 17: ...the API 4000 instrument requires that if house gases are being supplied each supply be separately regulated at the instrument The preferred gas line connections are compression fittings Liquid pipe s...

Page 18: ...linders have a pressure relief device that releases the contents of the cylinder if the temperature exceeds 52 C 125 F When storing cylinders outside of a building the cylinders should be stored so th...

Page 19: ...stem or a system with many bends is used a stronger blower may be necessary to provide sufficient exhaust volume at the instrument Smooth stainless steel tubing should be used instead of flexible stai...

Page 20: ...e housing The drain vessel can be placed under a fume hood or a positive flow vent can be loosely coupled with the short vent hose on the vessel to remove the exhaust gases from the laboratory For loo...

Page 21: ...rements Only computers supplied by Applied Biosystems MDS SCIEX are fully supported there is no guarantee that customer supplied computers can be made to work properly Applied Biosystems MDS SCIEX may...

Page 22: ...e manufacturer Useful Part Numbers and Suppliers The following is a list of part numbers for non Applied Biosystems MDS SCIEX supplied products and their manufacturers All regulator fittings are 1 4 N...

Page 23: ...bing and fixtures and ensure that all installations follow local bylaws and biohazard regulations Electrical The customer will supply the following electrical connections Two 207 242 VAC at 50 60 Hz s...

Page 24: ...pump s and the source exhaust pump The maximum flow rate of these pumps is a volume less than 30 L min NOTE For installations where the optional installation kit has been purchased venting of the rou...

Page 25: ...s The API 4000 instrument has line filter circuits that should eliminate the effects of brief transients Regulation The required line voltage regulation is specified in the Electrical Requirements sec...

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