BUCHI Multivapo P-12 - Manual (Page 58)

7 Maintenance
58 Multivapor™ Operation Manual, Version E
To remove the crystal rack for cleaning, proceed as follows:
1
Pull and hold the locking device.
2 Turn the rack a little clockwise and let the locking device go.
Turn the rack further clockwise, until the lockingdevice snaps into place.
 The rack can now be taken away from the instrument.
To reinstall the rack proceed in reverse order:
Put the rack back on the instrument - the three pins have to be aligned with the openings in the
bottom of the rack and the notches  on the rack have to point to the front side (a little left from the
middle) of the instrument.
Pull and hold the locking device.
Turn the rack a little counter clockwise and let the locking device go.
Turn the rack further counter clockwise, until the locking device snaps into place.
Check the rack for a tight mounting!
To clean the crystal rack remove it from the platform and drain it with water.
In case of glass breakage or severe contamination, disassemble the crystal rack as follows:
• If the rack is screwed to
the platform, remove the
four screws at the bottom.
Remove the rack and empty
it. • If necessary, unscrew the top
screw nuts and remove the
lid.
• Disassemble the whole rack.
1
1
In most cases the removal and cleaning of the whole
assembly is sufficient, only disassemble the rack in the
event of glass breakage or severe contamination.
To reassemble the crystal rack, place the flat seal into
the grooved rings of both the rack base and the lid.
Place the glass cylinders onto the seals and close them
with the lid according to Fig. 7.43. Make sure that the
indentation a of the bottom and top plate is oriented in
one line.
Fig. 7.43: Reassembling the crystal rack