Operation of the Autoloader
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7.1 Loading the crucible tray
CAUTION
C28.0021
Risk of injury
External activation
There is a risk of the Autoloading starting up inadvertently when it is
activated externally by the software.
•
Only operate the Autoloader using the software when you can see
the
Autoloader.
•
Comply with the safety information and warnings in the manual for
the externally activated Autoloader.
Before starting an automatic analysis of multiple samples with the Autoloader, the crucibles
must be filled with samples in the desired order and placed on the crucible tray. The Autoloader
can be loaded with up to 36 or140
crucibles simultaneously.
The following figure shows the crucible tray from above:
Fig. 23: Crucible tray with crucibles
Position
Component
Description
1
Direction of movement of the
transport chain
Direction in which the transport chain moves
2
Crucible position 2
Position of the second crucible
3
Crucible position 1
Position of the first crucible
3
2
1
