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LEXCELL
®
I
NTERNATIONAL
C
ORPORATION
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verify the tubing is securely fastened, hold the
back of the FlexLink
®
and apply a light pulling
force to each tubing to make sure they do not come
loose. The ¼” O.D. blue tubing should be secure
when approximately ½” of the tubing is in the
port. The
⅜
” O.D. blue tubing should be secure
when approximately ¾” of the tubing is in the
port.
Connect the power cables (115 VAC or 230
VAC) to the rear power inlet (
FLEXLINK
POWER
) of the FlexLink
®
(Fig. 4). When the
instruments are completely set up, the power
cords should be connected to a
surge
protected
power strip and then to a 115 VAC
or 230 VAC, 60 Hz power outlet.
2.4 C
ONNECTION
T
O
M
ICROSCOPY
D
EVICES
Use the tubing adapter as shown in Figure 4 to
connect the Flex Jr.
™
to the microscope
device. Connect the ¼” (6.4 mm) blue tubing
provided with the device to the front hose barb
on the device. Then connect the open end to
the tubing adapter. Next, connect the ⅜” (9.5
mm) and the ¼” (6.4 mm) quick disconnected
tubing, already attached to the adapter, to the
respective
FLEX IN
and
FLEX OUT
tubing
from the rear of the Flex Jr.
™
.
Figure 5.
Microscope device to Flex Jr.
™
tubing
adapter
2.5 C
ONNECTING THE
S
YSTEM
V
ACUUM
L
INES
Connect the blue ⅜” (9.5 mm) vacuum inlet
tubing to a vacuum source. A vacuum pump
capable of producing a maximum vacuum of
-100 kPa and a flow rate of, at least, 5.7
ft
3
/min (161 L/min) is necessary for optimal
performance.
Keep the tubing length between the vacuum
source and FlexLink
®
as short as possible.
Also, keep in mind that some vacuum
systems will vary in flow rate and/or
pressure level. To eliminate or reduce this
effect, use of a pressure reservoir between
the vacuum source and the Flex Jr.
™
Tension
FlexLink
®
is recommended.
Flexcell
®
International Corp. recommends
the Leybold Trivac D8B Pump vacuum
pump (includes the D8B pump system,
power cable, gas ballast valve and AR 4-8
return filter) as a vacuum source as well as
using a pressure reservoir. The vacuum
pump and pressure reservoir can be
purchased
directly
from
Flexcell
®
International Corp.
NOTE: Even with an optimal vacuum source,
there will still be some system limitations due to
airflow. Combinations of high frequencies and
% elongations may not be achievable due to the
high vacuum level in the short period of time
requested. The exact output is dependent on
many system variables. See the Addendum on
page 15 for suggestions on maximizing system
performance.
To Flex Jr.
To microscope device
