PerkinElmer PINAACLE 900 Series, Customer Hardware And Service Manual

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Safety Practices
The HGA graphite furnace can generate temperatures of up to 2700 °C.
• Do not touch any part of the graphite furnace until it has cooled to room
temperature.
• Do not attempt to inject a sample into the graphite tube when the furnace is hot.
You may be subjected to fumes from the sudden vaporization of the sample,
and may damage the pipette.
Quartz Tube Atomizer Cell
The quartz tube atomizer cell (QTA-cell) used for the hydride-generation
technique (option) can reach temperatures of up to 1000 °C.
• Do not touch any part of the heating mantle (electrically heated systems), or
the cell holder (flame-heated systems), or the QTA-cell until they have cooled
to room temperature.
Handling Compressed Gases
Note
The responsible body must ensure that the type of connector used at the
outlet side of the gas-pressure regulator conforms to applicable national
requirements.
Note
The responsible body is responsible for the correct collection and disposal
of waste materials. This includes the necessity for a suitably sized waste
container of appropriately resistant material for the collection of organic
solvent waste and provision for the removal into an appropriate exhaust
system of any gases or vapors which may be produced in hazardous
concentrations.
Note
The responsible body must carry out appropriate leakage tests necessary
for safety on those gas and liquid connections which the operator is
directed to assemble during installation, normal use, or maintenance.