Chapter 4: Maintenance 135
9 Choose HTS > Prime; repeat nine times.
Priming will replace the sheath fluid with DI water.
10 Remove the end of the purging assembly line from the DI water and lay it
on the benchtop.
11 Remove the purging assembly line and reconnect the HTS tubing to the
Sheath (B) port.
12 Detach the HTS from the cytometer by following the steps in Removing the
HTS Unit on page 159.
13 Remove the HTS base plate:
• Unscrew the two thumb screws on each side of the base plate.
• Pull the base plate toward you until it disengages from the cytometer
support bracket.
• Store the base plate with the HTS unit.
thumb screw
base plate
thumb screw
cytometer
support bracket