Trouble shooting – Leica Biosystems ST4040 User Manual

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Instruction Manual V1.4 – 06/2009

Possible cause

Problem

What to do

Open water tap.

Open ball valve.

Call Technical Service.

Call in-house technical ser-
vice / plumber.

If bent only slightly,

read-

just carefully.

Reinsert correctly.

Parts not usable any more -
-> discard.

Call Technical Service.

Install drain hose so there
is a sufficient gradient from
drain outlet on instrument
to drain pipe.

Remove station and clean
drain with fine bottle brush
or similar.

Water tap closed.

Ball valve closed.

Magnetic valve or magnetic
valve drive defective.

In-house plumbing
problem (pipes clogged /
furred).

Slide racks / slide rack car-
riers bent out of shape.

Slide rack carriers / slide
racks jammed.

Slide racks and/or slide
rack carriers significantly
bent out of shape or weld-
ing spots broken.

Toothed belt torn.

Motor or motor drive defec-
tive.

No or only insufficient gra-
dient of drain hose.

Drain of trough in basic in-
strument clogged up.

No tap water supply.

Slide racks do not advance
and/or are not lowered into re-
agent / tap water stations.

Waste water does not drain
away.

Trouble Shooting