ThermoFisher Scientific Vanquish VC-D50, Operating Manual

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Contents
Page 6 Fluorescence Detectors (VC-D50, VC-D51, VF-D50, VF-D51)
Operating Manual
3.6 Leak Detection...................................................................................................... 40
3.7 Operation ............................................................................................................. 41
4 Unpacking .................................................................................. 43
4.1 Unpacking............................................................................................................. 44
4.2 Scope of Delivery.................................................................................................. 46
5 Installation................................................................................. 47
5.1 Safety Guidelines for Installation ......................................................................... 48
5.2 Installing the Device ............................................................................................. 49
5.3 Site Requirements ................................................................................................ 51
5.3.1 Power Considerations .............................................................................. 51
5.3.2 Power Cord............................................................................................... 51
5.3.3 Condensation ........................................................................................... 52
5.4 Accessing the Interior Components ..................................................................... 53
5.5 Setting Up the Hardware...................................................................................... 54
5.5.1 System Arrangement................................................................................ 54
5.5.2 Connecting the Device ............................................................................. 57
5.5.3 Installing the Flow Cell ............................................................................. 61
5.6 Setting Up the Flow Connections ......................................................................... 64
5.6.1 General Information and Guidelines........................................................ 64
5.6.2 Guiding Capillaries and Tubing Through the System................................ 65
5.6.3 Installing the Partition Panel Plugs........................................................... 67
5.6.4 Connecting Fittings, Capillaries, and Tubing ............................................ 68
5.6.5 Flow Connections to the Flow Cell ........................................................... 71
5.6.6 Guiding Liquid Leaks to Waste ................................................................. 76
5.7 Determining the Pressure inside the Flow Cell..................................................... 77
5.7.1 Measuring the Backpressure of the Waste Line....................................... 78
5.7.2 Measuring the Vanquish System Backpressure (Without Flow Cell) ....... 80
5.7.3 Determining the Backpressure of the Transfer Capillary and the Additional
Module (Without Flow Cell) ..................................................................... 81
5.7.4 Determining the Backpressure of the Flow Cell ....................................... 83
5.7.5 Calculating the Pressure at the Inlet Port of the Flow Cell....................... 84
5.8 Turning On the Device .......................................................................................... 86
5.9 Setting Up the Device in the Software ................................................................. 87