Heidolph StarFish Water & Gas/Vacuum Distribution Manifolds - Manual (Page 9)

Locating Monoblocks on to the base plate
The Monoblocks are designed to locate on to the StarFish base plate to give a secure
base for your experiments.
1. Select the appropriate MonoBlock for your chosen vessels. Each Monoblock is
designed for a specific size of glassware and is identified accordingly with engraving
on the side of the block.
2. Present the MonoBlock to the base plate and place your fingers around the top rim
of the MonoBlock.
3. Rotate MonoBlock until the three feet of the MonoBlock locate into the holes in the
base plate.
4. The MonoBlock will drop down to allow good thermal contact with the Base Plate.
Set-Up & Operation
- Locating MonoBlocks & PolyBlocks
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StarFish Multi-Experiment Work Station
Warning
Take care not to catch your fingers between the base plate and MonoBlock. !
Warning
Take care not to catch your fingers between the base plate
and PolyBlock.
!
Locating Polyblocks on to the base plate
The Polyblocks are designed to locate on to the StarFish base plate to give a secure
base for your experiments.
1. Select the appropriate Polyblocks for your chosen vessels - note that it is possible
to mix different sized blocks simultaneously. Each PolyBlock is designed for a specific
size of glassware and is identified accordingly with engraving on the side of the block.
2. Place the PolyBlock onto the base plate with the flat edge of the PolyBlock against
one of the flats of the pentagonal centre post.
3. Ensure that the Polyblock is completely contained within the rim of the base plate
to allow good thermal contact.
Important Note
Please see pages 15 and 16 (StarFish Quick Selection Guide) for
assistance in selecting the appropriate MonoBlocks and PolyBlocks.
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