Abbott ARCHITECT RHS - Carrier Positioner Assembly

MODULE 2: BASIC OPERATION
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RSH Service Training Guide
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY 201532-102
Carrier Positioner Assembly
The Carrier Positioner Assembly consists of a Carrier Positioner Carriage that rides on the Carrier
Positioner Drive. Each Processing Module has one Carrier Positioner Assembly which is located at the
aspiration point(s). Each Carrier Positioner has four pockets that hold Sample Carriers. The pockets for
each specific Processing Module are:
• ARCHITECT c8000
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Systems configuration:
- pockets 1-2 for the sample aspiration point for Carriers from Routine Bays,
- pocket 3 reserved for the sample aspiration point for Carriers from the Priority Bay, but
can also use positions 1 and 2 for Priority Bay Carriers as needed
- pocket 4 is not used
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Systems configuration:
- pockets 1-2 for the sample aspiration point,
- pockets 3-4 reserved for the STAT aspiration point
Component Description
Carrier Positioner Assembly • Positions Sample Carriers for aspiration
• Each Carrier Positioner can hold up to four Sample Carriers
• One Carrier Positioner per Processing Module
Carrier Positioner Carriage • Replaceable
• Rides on the Carrier Positioner Drive
• Underside contains encoder track and Teflon foot
Carrier Positioner Drive • Replaceable
• Moves the carriage
Carrier Positioner Assembly
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