General Information 1-5
1.2.2 Power Supply and Power Cord
The analyzer uses an external 12v DC power supply that can operate
from a 220 or 110 volt main outlet. The power supply’s input socket
is a standard power cable connection, and its output is a special
locking socket.
The cord used will be designated by the region.
1.2.3 Reagents
The VetScan HM5 reagent pack (PN 770-9000) consists of five bot-
tles containing Diluent, Cleaner, Lyse, Lyse 2, and Rinse solutions.
Table 1-1: Reagents and Containers
Reagents Descriptions Color Volume
Diluent Isotonic saline solution used to dilute whole blood
specimens, and to rinse the analyzer’s fluidic system
between analyses.
Green 9 liters
Rinse Used for certain species runs and for certain cleanings. White 500 ml
Cleaner Used in the fluidic system cleaning process. Blue 300 ml
Lyse Used to create hemolysate for three-part WBC
differential, and for total WBC and HGB.
Yellow 300 ml
Lyse 2 Used to dilute whole blood and differentially hemolyse
white blood cells to separate eosinophil granulocytes
from other WBC by volume. Suitable for determining
EOS, EOS%, BAS, and BAS% parameters.
Orange 800 ml
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