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Cleaning and Maintenance
3. Disconnect the flow sensor cable from the plastic body of the
sensor by pulling the cable connector straight out. Do not twist.
4. To reconnect the cable connector to the sensor body: Take care
to line up the notch in the cable connector with the notch in the
connector on the sensor body. Press together. Do not twist. See
Figure 6-4.
5. To reconnect the flow sensor to the exhalation valve: Push the
flow sensor into the outlet port of the exhalation valve, carefully
tucking the cable into the compartment behind it.
6. Close the front panel door.
7. Calibrate the sensor as described in Section 4.
Caution The exhalation flow sensor is a precise and delicate
instrument. Take care when handling not to disturb the measuring
wires. Do not insert any object into the flow sensor, nor direct
pressurized flows of liquids or gases through the sensor during
cleaning and reprocessing. The life cycle of the sensor is limited
Figure 6-3 Remove Flow Sensor
Figure 6-4 Connect Cable to Sensor