Eppendorf Excella E-5 Classic Platform Shaker - Manual (Page 13)

Installation
New Brunswick Excella® E-5 Open Air Shaker
English (EN)
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Abb. 4-2: Double girdle clamp
Fig. 4-2: Double girdle clamp
To install these double girdle clamps:
1. Place clamp on platform, aligning its mounting holes with the holes on the platform.
2. Secure the clamp in place using the flat Phillips head screws provided (#S2116-3051, 10-24 × 5/16 in).
3. With the first girdle in place, as delivered, on the upper part of the clamp body, insert an empty flask
into the clamp.
4. 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.
5. Place the second girdle around the upper portion of clamp body (just as the first girdle was initially).
6. 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.
Eppendorf flask clamps are used on a variety of shaker platforms. Flat head screws of different lengths and
thread pitch are used to secure the clamp. To identify the proper screw for your shaker application by
reference to the head style, consult the following table, find the proper screws, and set the others aside.
1 Clamp mounting holes (with screws)
2 Upper girdle with girdle tubes
Secures the flask within the clamp.
3 Lower girdle with girdle tubes
Prevents the flask from spinning
4 Clamp body (legs and base)
The upper girdle secures the flask within the clamp, and the bottom girdle keeps the flask
from spinning.
1 2
4 3