PerkinElmer AVIO 500, Customer Hardware And Service Manual

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Preparing Your Laboratory
Laboratory Space Requirements
The Avio 500 system includes the Avio 500 instrument, a PolyScience
Recirculating chiller (or equivalent), a computer, and a printer. The Avio 500
instrument itself includes optics, electronics, a plasma torch, and an RF power
supply, all housed in a self-contained unit. The minimum door width must be 81
cm (32 in.).
Instrument
The Avio 500 instrument is 76 cm wide (29.9-in.), 84 cm deep (33.1 in.), and 87
cm high (34.4 in.). Figure 2-2 illustrates the dimensions of the instrument. The
instrument 163 kg (359 lb), or 203 kg (447 lbs) with the shipping container.
The Avio 500 may be placed on a bench. PerkinElmer has a bench for the Avio 500
(Part No. N8142011).
The instrument must be placed under the exhaust vent for the torch compartment
and near the electrical, water, and gas supply points.
The instrument is supplied with a power cord 2.5 m (99 in.) long and the following
hoses:
• Argon and nitrogen hoses: 6.0 m (20 ft.)
• Water hoses (2): 3.7 m (12 ft.)
• Air hose for shear gas*: 3.7 m (12 ft.)
*The air dryer filter should be located within the 3.7 m (146 in.) length of the air
hose.
If the chiller is located under the instrument table, it must not make contact to any
part of the table due to vibration.