Sakura Tissue-Tek Prisma Plus User Manual

Installation Method
1-10
Spiral wire band
Drain hose
Drain port
Drain elbow
Hose clamp
Drain hose
● Attaching the water drain hose
Facility requirements: [1] Sink, drain ditch or other water drain facility not subject to back pressure
[2] Water drain facility that will not negatively affect the environment or
human body even when chemicals used for staining enter the system
1. Install a spiral wire band on one end of the water drain hose, connect a drain elbow to the drain hose,
and then tighten the screws.
2. Install a hose clamp to the drain port on the instrument, and then insert the drain elbow into the drain
port.
3. Tighten the screws on the hose clamp using a flathead screwdriver.
4. Connect the other end of the drain hose to a sink having a minimum drain capacity of 15 L/min.
(Connect the hose securely so that it will not separate from the sink.)
5. Ensure that the drain port on the instrument is positioned higher than the sink, that the drain hose has
no slack in the middle, and that the outlet of the drain hose is away from the water level of the sink by
at least 100 mm.
Do not extend the drain hose using a different hose. The drain elbow can be oriented to either right or
left.
The drain hose contains vinyl chloride, so be careful not to spill organic solvents onto the hose.
After connecting the water supply hose and drain hose, confirm by referring to P. 1-42 that water is not
leaking.
● Installation of exhaust system
The instrument generates volatile solution gases, so install it where a ventilation system, local exhaust
system or other exhaust facility, or exhaust port leading to the outside of the building, is available. Also,
estimate the exhaust gas concentration from the reference value of maximum volume of gas released
and the volumetric size of the installation location, and confirm that the ventilation rate of the installed
ventilation facility is sufficient to meet the requirements pertaining to the concentrations of substances
in the work environment. Ideally the instrument is installed directly near a ventilation facility, if it must
be installed away from a ventilation facility; however, use a 38 or 75 exhaust duct adapter (optional)
to connect the duct hose to the exhaust port of the instrument, and discharge the exhaust fume near
the exhaust facility. Even when no exhaust facility is available, use a duct hose to discharge the
exhaust fume to the outside of the building.
Maximum volumes of gases released per unit time (reference value)
• Ethanol: 3.9×10
-3
(m
3
/hr)
• Xylene: 4.8×10
-4
(m
3
/hr)
 Facility Check
• Ventilation system
• Local exhaust system
• Exhaust port
 Required Options
• Exhaust duct adapter, 38 mm dia.
• Exhaust duct adapter, 75 mm dia.
 How to Connect
1. Attach the 38 or 75 exhaust duct adapter to the exhaust port located at the back of the system on
the left side.
2. Insert a duct hose into the adapter and tighten it with a wire clamp, etc.
3. Bring the open end of the duct hose to near a ventilation system or local exhaust system or to the
outside of the building.
The duct hose should not be longer than 10 m, and confirm that the hose is not bent or crushed in the
middle. If the ambient temperature is low, drain water may collect inside the duct hose; accordingly,
make sure drain water will not collect in any part of the duct hose and also install a drain pan at the tip
of the duct hose or take other appropriate measure.

Sakura Tissue-Tek Prisma Plus Specifications

General

Brand	Sakura
Model	Tissue-Tek Prisma Plus
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English