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Section 3
InstallatIon
Pinnacle Operators Manual
Pickering Laboratories Inc.
Reservoir Connections
Wash all of the Pickering Pinnacle PCX reservoirs with laboratory detergent and hot water.
Rinse with methanol then with deionized water.
Wipe down the dip tubes on the caps with methanol and a clean, lint-free cellulose tissue. Avoid touching
the tubing or the interior of the reservoir with your skin and do not leave caps and lines dangling without a
reservoir because this can cause contamination.
There are three types of Reservoir/Cap assemblies used on the Pinnacle PCX:
Reagent Reservoirs are 1L, 45-430, safety-coated. These are shipped with blue caps with white valve assembly.
These can be pressurized.
Wash Reservoir are 1L, 38-430, clear glass. These are shipped with blue caps with 1ea 1/4" opening and 2ea
1/8" openings. These bottles cannot be pressurized, and do not contain threads for tubing connections.
Flush Reservoir, is 1L, 38-430, clear glass, from Wheaton. These are also shipped with caps, but with 3ea 1/8"
openings. These bottles cannot be pressurized, and do not contain threads for tubing connections.
The two types of caps cannot be interchanged because the necks of the bottles are different sizes.
REAGENT RESERVOIR CONNECTIONS
Connect 1/8" Air Barrier lines from “Gas Supply OUT” port on the back of the Pinnacle PCX to the CHECK
VALVE on the top of the reagent cap. Use a 1/4-28 Nut and ferrule (PN 3101-0005 and 3101-0006). Don’t over
tighten!
Connect 1/8" Air Barrier lines from the Reagent ports of the valves (No 3) ports at the front of the Pinnacle
PCX to the empty port on the top of the reagent cap. Use a 1/4-28 Nut and ferrule (PN 3101-0005 and
3101-0006). Don’t over tighten!
Put the cap on the bottle.
Toggle the Gas switch to ON and check that gas is flowing through the reagent cap. Close the stopcock under
the vent hole to pressurize the bottle. Open the stopcock under the reagent line before refilling the pump.
Caution! The reagent bottles are specially coated with a protective polymer to ensure operator safety if the
reservoirs should become over-pressurized. Non-coated bottles must not be substituted in the Pinnacle PCX
system. Replacement 1 L, 2 L, or 5 L reagent bottles may be ordered directly from Pickering Laboratories.
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