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2 Safety Instructions
2.1 Safety Precautions
System operation
WARNING
To avoid personal injury when operating the ÄKTA avant system,
follow these instructions.
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Rotating the instrument. Make sure that there is always at
least 20 cm of free space around the ÄKTA avant instrument
to allow for sufficient ventilation and rotation on the swivel
foot. When rotating the instrument, take care not to stretch or
squeeze tubing or cables. A disconnected cable may cause
power interruption or network interruption. Stretched tubing
may cause bottles to fall, resulting in liquid spillage and shattered glass. Squeezed tubing may cause increase in pressure,
or block liquid flow. To avoid the risk of knocking over bottles,
always place bottles on the buffer tray, and close the doors
before rotating the instrument.
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Fasten bottles and cassettes. Always fasten bottles and cassettes to the rails at the front and side panel. Use appropriate
holders for bottles. Shattered glass from falling bottles may
cause injury. Spilled liquid may cause fire hazard and personal
injury.
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Electrical shock hazard after spillage. If there is a risk that
large volumes of spilled liquid may penetrate the casing of the
instrument, immediately switch off the instrument, disconnect
the power cord, and contact an authorized service engineer.
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Moving parts in fraction collector. Do not open the built-in
fraction collector door when the instrument is running.
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Using a Superloop. After loading a Superloop, always plug the
Syr port on the injection valve with a stop plug. With a Superloop connected to the valve, an over-pressure may be created
during injection.
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Over-pressure. Never block the outlet tubing with, for instance,
stop plugs, since this will create over-pressure and might result
in injury.
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Hazardous chemicals during run. When using hazardous
chemicals, run System CIP and Column CIP to flush the entire
system tubing with distilled water, before service and maintenance.
ÄKTA avant Operating Instructions 29-1015-56 AA