Eppendorf Excella E-24R Benchtop Incubator Shakers - Manual (Page 13)

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New Brunswick Operating Manual
4.2 Flask Clamp Installation
Flask clamps purchased for use with universal platforms (see Section 9.1.1) require
installation. Clamps are installed by securing the base of the clamp to the platform with
the correct type and number of screws. All clamps are shipped complete with hardware.
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NOTE:
The Excella E-24 and E-24R platforms require 10-24 x 5/16-inch screws,
which are the smaller Phillips head screws supplied, to fasten flask clamps.
Clamps for 2- and 2.8-liter flasks are shipped with an additional girdle to keep the flasks
in place. The girdle is an assembly of springs and sections of rubber tubing. One girdle
is already in place on the clamp, the other is packed separately. To install these double
girdle clamps:
1. Place the clamp on the platform, aligning its mounting holes with holes on the
platform. Secure the clamp in place using the flat Phillips head screws provided
(#S2116-3051, 10-24 x 5/16-inch). Use Figure 3b to help you identify the proper
screws, as three different types of screws are shipped with the clamps.
2. With the first girdle in place, as delivered, on the upper part of the clamp body (see
Figure 3a), insert an empty flask into the clamp.
3. After making sure the sections of tubing are located between the clamp legs, roll the
first girdle down the legs of the clamp as far as it can go. The tubing sections will
rest against the platform, and the springs will be under the clamp base.
4. Place the second girdle around the upper portion of clamp body (just as the first
girdle was initially). Make sure that its spring sections rest against the clamp legs,
while its rubber tubing sections sit against the flask, in between the clamp legs.
Figure 3a: Double Girdle Clamp Installation
UPPER GIRDLE
WITH GIRDLE
TUBES
LOWER
GIRDLE WITH
GIRDLE TUBES
PLATFORM
CLAMP
MOUNTING
HOLES (5)
CLAMP BODY
(LEGS AND BASE)