should monitor the temperature, using the temperature control panel in
the software. The heat-sink temperature should not rise above 35˚C.
Turning OFF the instrument:
1.
Turn off the switch marked ‘Xenon lamp’ on the front left side of the
CD instrument.
2.
Close the Aviv software saving the data first if required, and turn off the
computer.
3.
When the computer is off, turn off the CPU switch on the front of the
instrument, next to the Xenon lamp switch.
[
NB:
Steps 2 and 3 may be postponed if you still have data to process
.]
4.
Turn off the water-bath.
5.
Close the inlet and outlet valves on both sides of the oxygen scrubber on
the floor next to the CD instrument.
6.
Shut down the N
2
supply by closing the gas valve on top of the N
2
bottle.
7.
Do not turn off the oxygen monitor. This instrument is always on.
8.
Rinse/soak the cuvette in 2% Hellmanex before rinsing. Leave it filled
with 2% Hellmanex. Clear and clean the work surface and remove used
tips etc.
Charges:
The charges are for covering the cost of Nitrogen and maintenance of the
instrument.
A full N
2
gas bottle should last for about 2 full days (8 hours per day).
Do not run the N
2
gas bottle dry. Monitor the N
2
level and if there is less than
25 litres left in the bottle, stop the experiment and turn off the lamp. Ask Simon
Quick (
) to replace the bottle. You must inform Simon Quick
or Katherine Stott (
) by email that a new bottle is required so
that it can be ordered from the suppliers. If you have operational problems with
the instrument email Katherine Stott.
•
If you only want to manipulate/copy/delete/export existing data you just
have to turn on the CPU and then the computer. You must open the
Aviv 410 data manipulation software and not the software for operating
the instrument. Turn off the computer followed by the CPU when you
finish.
•
We strongly recommend that data should be transferred by copying files
to a clean USB stick that has been formatted before insertion into the
