Agilent Technologies Seahorse XFe, Руководство по эксплуатации

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2 Installation
Internal components of the XFe Analyzer
18 Seahorse XFe Analyzer Operating Manual
Internal components of the XFe Analyzer
Removing the side doors reveals the measurement chamber in which the assay
is conducted. The electro-optics hardware is enclosed in a card cage in the rear
chamber, and this is connected to the probe head through a set of fiber optic
cable bundles. The base of the enclosure contains the primary controller board
and heater assembly. (See
Figure 1 and Figure 2 .)
• LCD Message screen - Displays current instrument action and Thermal tray
temperature.
• Cover latches - Pull on indented hand-holds molded into the side doors (not
shown) to lift them up, exposing the internal components of the instrument.
• Probe head and injection manifold - The probe head consists of 24 or 96
“light pipes” to carry the optical signals to and from the sensors. The Injection
manifold uses compressed air to inject compounds loaded into Sensor
cartridge ports into the assay wells.
Figure 1. XFe Front/Side view. Base color may vary.
LCD Message
screen
Cover latches (not
shown)
Fiber bundles
Thermal tray
Probe head and
Injection
manifold