Diatron Abacus 5 - Right Side Assembly; Figure 13. Left Side Assembly

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 Diff-5P buffer is a reservoir for Diatro•Diff-5P reagent.
 Lyse-5P buffer is a reservoir for Diatro•Lyse-5P reagent.
 Diluent buffers are reservoirs for Diatro•Dil-5P diluent.
 Valves 1-44 connect pneumatic components to carry out dilution, reaction, measurement, and waste
disposal processes.
 Drain buffer controls chamber draining procedures.
 Mix chamber performs the first step of RBC dilution.
 RBC chamber performs the second step of RBC dilution and contains the RBC aperture.
 WBC chamber performs the WBC dilution and holds the WBC aperture and HGB photometric
measurement system.
5.3.4 Right Side Assembly
Aspiration Needle
Horizontal, Vertical
Motion Unit
Sample Rotor
Washing Head
Optical Head
Power Supply
Autosampler
Connector
Figure 13. Left Side Assembly
 Aspirating needle aspirates a blood sample from the sample tube.
 Horizontal, vertical motion unit positions the aspiration needle.
 Washing head cleans the aspiration needle to prepare for the next sample.
 Sample rotor holds the sample tube for single tube manual presentation.
 Autosampler connector is the power and control connector of the optional Autosampler.
 Optical head contains the laser source, optical detectors and auto alignment mechanism for the optical
measurement.