K-Patents PR-23 for K-Patents - Manual (Page 22)

Document/Revision No. IM-GB-PR23-ACP: Rev. 1.0 Effective: December 15, 2011
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Appendix to the Instructions Manual PR-23
3.5 Connecting hoses from thermostatic bath
The temperature control Water Jacket is connected to the Thermostatic bath using the
8 mm (0.3 inch) hoses. These hoses should each have a ball valve inserted between the
thermostatic bath and the water jacket (see Figure 3.3). These valves are to enable the
shutting off of the water flow to the water jacket to allow disassembly for cleaning. The water
jacket inlet pipe is the one positioned nearest the base and the outlet is positioned at the
top. Thus the water circulates through the water jacket from bottom to top, therefore avoiding
air pocket formation within the water jacket.
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Attach 8mm ID hoses from
Termostatic Bath to Water
Jacket with a Cut-off Valve
set into both the feed and
return hoses
Cuvette outlet
Cut-off valves
Cuvette inlet
Thermostatic water
feed
Thermostatic water
return
Figure 3.3 Attaching hoses to connect LaboratoryTest Cuvette LTC to Thermostatic bath.
Operational procedure checking the operation of Laboratory Cuvette sample mixer: Check
that the magnetically driven mixer paddle starts to rotate when the mixer driver’s power is
switched on (Figure 3.4).
Mixer driver
Magnetically driven
mixer paddle
Figure 3.4 Mixer components.