PerkinElmer PINAACLE 900 Series, Customer Hardware And Service Manual

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AS 900 Furnace Autosampler Maintenance
Routine Maintenance
The valves require little routine maintenance except to flush them thoroughly
before and after every analysis series.
Before the start of every analysis series:
1. Flush the system well with rinsing liquid.
At the end of every analysis series:
1. Flush the system well with rinsing liquid.
2. Flush the system well with dilute nitric acid (this step is especially important
for elements with a tendency to carryover).
3. Flush the system well with isopropanol.
4. Finally flush the system well with deionized water.
Checking the Valves
If you experience problems such as poor precision or recovery, check to see if the
rinse pump valves are leaking.
Checking the outlet valve
1. Raise the pipet tip out of the rinsing port:
In the Furnace Control window, click on Align Tip .
The Align Autosampler Tip Wizard appears.
Caution
Risk of damage to the autosampler.
You can cause irreparable damage to the gears if you attempt to move the
autosampler arm by hand.
Never attempt to move the autosampler arm by hand