PerkinElmer PINAACLE 900 Series, Customer Hardware And Service Manual

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Safety Practices
Handling Cylinders
Review the following precautions to ensure the safe use and handling of gas
cylinders.
• If it becomes necessary to move cylinders, do so with a suitable hand truck
after insuring that the container cap is secured and the cylinder is properly
fastened to the hand truck.
• Use only regulators, tubing and hose connectors approved by an appropriate
regulatory agency.
• Arrange gas hoses where they will not be damaged or stepped on and where
objects will not be dropped on them.
• Do not refill cylinders.
• Check the condition of pipes, hoses and connectors regularly. Perform gas leak
tests at all joints and seals of the gas system regularly, using an approved gas
leak detection system.
• When the equipment is turned off, close all gas cylinder valves tightly at the
cylinder. Bleed the remainder of the line before turning the exhaust vent off.
Safety Practices for Flame Atomization
Safety Interlocks
PerkinElmer provides a number of safety interlocks on the burner system to
monitor gas pressure and check for the proper setup of the burner head, nebulizer,
and drain system. In addition a flame sensor checks that the flame is burning.
• Do not attempt to defeat these interlocks; you may compromise your own,
or someone else's, safety.
Safe Use of Burner Gases
The seepage of fuel gas or fuel gas mixture from the burner system, the drain
system, the gas control system, or the gas connections constitutes a serious fire
hazard.
• Make sure that there are no breaks or leaks in any of these systems and that
all the seals are correctly installed and in good condition.