FlowCam® 8000 Series Dynamic Imaging Particle Analyzer
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Preparing the Analyzer
Checking Internal Connections
Open the upper hatch and lower door on the analyzer and inspect all of the tubing connections to
ensure they are in place and secure.
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Check the inlets from the rinse and cleaner bottles into the system.
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Check the waste tubing connection from the pump to the waste container.
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Check the connection tube from the internal portion of the system to the top of the flow cell
apparatus.
Adding Solutions
The FlowCam analyzer contains three fluid bottles—one each for cleaner, rinse and waste solutions. The
cleaner bottle should be filled with a cleaning solvent to remove remaining particles in the system. The
rinse bottle should be filled with the final solution that will flush the system before you introduce more
sample (e.g., deionized or distilled water, or buffer).
1.
The three fluid bottles are located inside the lower door at the front of the analyzer.
2.
Fill the cleaner and rinse bottles with the corresponding cleaning and rinse solutions you want
to use with your first sample.
3.
Ensure that the caps and tubing are secure.
Cleaner
Waste
Rinse
