MAINTENANCE & SUPPLIES, As Needed, Clean (Dab) the Aperture
5-40 Sysmex SF-3000 Operator's Manual -- Revised February 1996
WARNING! CELLCLEAN (or 5% filtered sodium hypochlorite) is a strong
alkaline solution. Avoid contact with it. If you get it on your skin
or clothing, immediately wash it off with excess water.
(7) Apply CELLCLEAN [or 5% filtered sodium hypochlorite (bleach)] to the
transducer brush provided as a supply part, and gently dab the aperture. See
Figure 5-7-18.
Aperture
Transducer
Brush
Transducer
Brush
Figure 5-7-18: Dab the Aperture
NOTE: Thoroughly wash the brush after use to remove all CELLCLEAN
and then store.
(8) Reattach the transducer plug.
(9) Close the detector cover. Release the stop bar and close the front cover.
(10) Turn ON the power. An auto rinse cycle will automatically be executed. Make
sure that all background values are within the acceptable limits.
Table 5-7-1: Acceptable Background Limits
Parameters Acceptable Limits
WBC/BASO Channel 0.1 [x 10
3
/µL]
DIFF Channel 0.1 [x 10
3
/µL]
RBC 0.02 [x 10
6
/µL]
HGB 0.1 [g/dL]
PLT 10 [x 10
3
/µL]
(11) Keep the cleaning record on the maintenance check list.
Sysmex SF-3000 Operator's Manual -- Revised March 2001