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Section 1
Installation
Upper Spring and
Spring Tubes
Clip Leg
Lower Spring and
Spring Tubes
Figure 1-6. Clip Mounting Screw
Install Flask Clips
Figure 1-7. Clip Components
The Model 435/436 accommodates glassware in numbers and sizes from
ninety-one 25 ml flasks to four 6 liter flasks. All platforms hav e mounting
holes for flask clips and test tube racks made b y other manufacturers. Table
1-1 lists the flask clip assemblies and kits av ailable.
Flask clips can be attached anywher e on the shaker platform. The counterbalanced design of these shakers accommodates the worst unbalanced load.
The flask clips are supplied with the proper screws and can be attached to
the platform with a standard Phillips screwdriver or the screwdriver
provided with the unit.
Figures 1-6 and 1-7 illustrate the installation of the flask clips. N ote that
clips for 1 liter and 2 liter flasks use fiv e screws. The 250/300 flask clip has
an adhesive-backed flask cushion pad, which is installed on the flat base of
the clip body. A hole is provided in the pad for the mounting scr ew (see
Figure 1-6.)
Table 1-1. Platform Clip Capacity
1-4
Orbital Shaker
Dedicated Platform No. of
Number
Clips
Flask Size (ml)
Springs per Clip
238017
238018
238019
238051
238021
238022
238023
236024
238054
236025
236026
25
50
125
250/300
500
1L
2L
4L
5L (2(w/ 10 tubes)
6 L 2 (w/ 10 tubes)
2.8 L 2 (w/ 10 tubes)
1
1
1
1 (w/ 1 lg. pad)
1
1
2 (w/ 10 tubes)
2 (w/ 10 tubes)
5
5
5
91
91
39
30
24
15
12
6
6
4
6
Screws per
Clip
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
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