SYSMEX SF-3000 - Adjusting to 0.5 Kg;CM

ADJUSTMENT, Main Unit
Sysmex SF-3000 Operator's Manual -- Revised September 1995 9-7
4.2 Adjusting to 0.5 kg/cm
2
This pressure is used to empty the waste chambers and provide mixing bubbles for
sample dilutions.
CAUTION: Before adjusting the 0.5 kg/cm
2
, check the 2.0 kg/cm
2
pressure and
adjust if necessary.
(1) Display the 0.5 kg/cm
2
pressure on the LCD (refer to Section 2.2 in this chapter).
(2) Pull out the adjustment knob for the 0.5 kg/cm
2
regulator to release the lock.
Increase
Decrease
Adjustment
Knob
Pull out and
turn it.
Figure 9-8: 0.5 kg/cm
2
Regulator
(3) Turn the knob until the pressure is within 0.5
± 0.01 kg/cm
2
. Turning the knob
clockwise increases the pressure.
CAUTION: Always adjust the pressure from a level that is below the target. If the
pressure is high, decrease it all at once to a value that is below the
target; then gradually increase the level to the target.
NOTE: The required range for normal operation is 0.5 ± 0.03 kg/cm
2
.
(4) Press the knob in. This locks the regulator.