Cleaning the reagent fittings – Bayer HealthCare Rapidlab 800 User Manual

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3Ć53

Maintaining the System

9.

Press

Continue

.

A wash sequence starts. When the wash sequence finishes, a message box
appears prompting you to perform a two-point calibration.

10. Press

Yes

to perform a two-point calibration.

Cleaning the Reagent Fittings

Materials required:

S 10% solution of household bleach

NOTE:

Dilute household bleach (5.25% sodium hypochlorite) 1:10 with reagent

quality water.

S reagent water
S lint-free swabs
1.

Stop the system from the Menu screen:

a. Select

2 Maintenance

and press

Enter

.

b. Select

7 Stop System

and press

Enter

.

2.

Remove the required reagent bottle as shown in Figure 3-34.

3.

Grasp the reagent fitting and turn it counterclockwise one-quarter turn.

4.

Pull the fitting straight out.

Figure 3Ć34ā.ăRemoving a Reagent Fitting on an 850

Remove

reagent bottle.

Turn reagent fitting

counterclockwise oneĆquarter turn

and remove.

5.

Replace the fitting if it is deformed, and then continue with step 8.

WARNING

Wear safety glasses, gloves, and a laboratory coat when handling

bleach.

2

Menu Code

7

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