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CE 6–13
Table 6.3
(continued)
Sensor Indication
Q-axis cell 1 = The turret arm is
over the DSC cell
(see Figure 6.4).
0 = The turret arm is not
over the DSC cell.
Z-axis 1 = The turret is in the
full-up position (see
Figure 6.5).
0 = The turret is not in
the full-up position.
Grippers 1 = The grippers are
holding an object or
the fingers are
touching each other.
0 = The grippers are
open.
Contact finger B* 1 = A finger (one side
of the grippers) is
contacting the cell.
0 = No contact.
Contact finger A* 1 = A finger (one side
of the grippers) is
contacting the cell.
0 = No contact.
* The sides of the grippers to which
finger A and finger B correspond
vary for each Autosampler CE .You
can easily determine this by touching
one of the fingers with a short piece
of wire, touching the other end of the
wire to the cell, and watching to see
which sensor changes to 1.
Autosampler CE Test Functions