API 4000 Site Planning Guide
Customer-Supplied Equipment and Facilities
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Customer-Supplied Equipment
and Facilities
The customer is responsible for providing the following supplies while operating the API
4000 instrument.
Solvents
The customer supplies methanol, acetonitrile, and water (all HPLC or MS grade).
Gases
The customer supplies the following gases:
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UHP nitrogen for curtain and CAD gas at 60 psig up to 5 L/min
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Zero air or UHP nitrogen for Gas 1 and Gas 2 at 100 psig up to 17 L/min
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House air or nitrogen at 50 psig up to 6 L/min, oil-free, for the source exhaust
(venturi) pump
WARNING! Use qualified personnel for the installation of plumbing and fixtures,
and ensure that all installations follow local bylaws and biohazard regulations.
Electrical
The customer will supply the following electrical connections:
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Two 207-242 VAC at 50/60 Hz, single phase, 15 amp circuits with two NEMA 6-15R
receptacles and plugs per line for the API 4000 instrument and roughing pump(s).
NOTE:
The Line Adjustment Transformer (LAT) option is the recommended means of
supplying the required voltage if the specification above cannot be met.
Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX does not recommend or specify powerline conditioners.
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Sufficient outlets for autosamplers, LC pumps, and other computer equipment. See
manufacturers’ specifications for voltage, current, and other requirements.
WARNING! Use qualified personnel for the installation of all electrical fixtures, and
ensure that all installations follow local bylaws.
