Gas Incubation System
5.1.1
Connection to the Gas Supply
The gases from the bottle or laboratory gas line need to be connected to the Gas Mixer with the OD 6
mm polyurethane tubing of the respective color. This tubing is delivered with the system.
Table 5 – Available connections and color code in the two different Gas Mixer versions
Gas Input
Gas Pressure
Tubing Color
Air
1 bar/14.5 psi
blue
CO
2
1 bar/14.5 psi
green
N
2
*
1 bar/14.5 psi
yellow
*CO
2
/O
2
version only
CO
2
Air
N
2
Inputs (1 bar)
Figure 9 – Connection of the gas tubing to the Gas Mixer. The N
2
port is closed and not available in
the CO
2
version.
To connect the gas tubing to the Gas Mixer, push the tubing into the push-in fittings. The functional
principle is shown in Figure
Push
A
Push
Push
B
Pull
Figure 10 – How to connect and disconnect the gas tubing to the push–in fittings. Push in to connect
(A). Push and pull to disconnect (B).
Caution!
Always connect all gas input ports with the appropriate gas (1 bar/14.5 psi). Do not leave any
input ports open.
CO
2
/O
2
version: In case the N
2
input is not needed (CO
2
/O
2
Version only), close the N
2
input
port using the provided dead-end tubing (Figure
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