MAINTENANCE & SUPPLIES, Replacements, Piercer (Auto Sampler)
5-56 Sysmex SF-3000 Operator's Manual -- Revised September 1995
(4) Return the piercing unit to its original position. The first step is to pull the unit
toward you to release the lock (Arrow ① in Figure 5-8-21). Next, lift the unit and
push it down to its original position (Arrows ➁ and ➂).
Piercing Unit
①
➁
3
Figure 5-8-21: Set the Piercing Unit
CAUTION: Take care not to catch, pinch or bend the tubing when replacing the
piercing unit.
(5) Remove the holding metal securing the mixing mechanism from the cylinder rod
(Arrow ① in Figure 5-8-22). Then pull down the mixing mechanism (Arrow ➁).
(6) Tighten the two piercing unit thumbscrews to secure the piercing unit (see Figure
5-8-23).
Mixer Mechanism
Holding Metal
Up-Down
Air Cylinder
①
➁
Tighten Two
Thumbscrews
Tighten
Tighten
Figure 5-8-22: Remove the Holding Metal Figure 5-8-23: Tighten the Thumbscrews