ITC IRMA TruPoint Blood Analysis System - Manual (Page 96)

6.8
REPLACING THE EDGE
CONNECTOR
Replace the edge connector if instructed to do so by your service provider or
if it has been contaminated and cleaning does not resolve the problem.
1. Remove the power source from the analyzer.
2. With the instrument top facing up,
remove the right and left cartridge
guides by pulling them straight
forward and off of the cartridge
insertion porch area. (Figure 6-6)
3. Remove the edge connector
assembly by removing the two
thumbscrews from the underside of
the analyzer directly below the
serial number label.
Figure 6-6
4. Lift the edge connector assembly off of the analyzer.
5. Make sure that the connector on the analyzer (where the edge connector
assembly plugs into the analyzer) is dry and that no foreign materials are
present before installing the new edge connector.
6. Place the new edge connector into the analyzer and push down on the
assembly until the cover is flush with the instrument top.
7. Reinsert the left and right guides by sliding each along the edge of the
porch until they snap into the edge connector assembly.
8. Reinstall the two thumbscrews from the bottom of the analyzer while
holding the cover in place. Do not over-tighten the thumbscrews.
Following installation, verify that a cartridge can be inserted into the edge
connector. Perform an EQC test to verify functionality of the analyzer.
Note:
• Do not touch the leads on the edge connector assembly. Contamination
of the leads can result in EQC failure and/or sensor errors.