User Bulletin No. 64
Models 380A, 380B, 381A, 391, 391EP, 392, 394
(updated 06/2002)
SUBJECT:
Installing the Secondary Container at Bottle Position 18
Introduction All Applied Biosystems DNA synthesizers are equipped with a plastic secondary container (Applied Biosystems P/N 140041) designed to contain spills and to protect laboratory personnel and equipment from the effects of a bottle rupture at position 18 (the
4-liter acetonitrile bottle). The lid of the secondary container must be correctly
installed and securely in place whenever bottle 18 is pressurized.
! WARNING ! Failure to use the secondary container correctly may expose
the user to the risk of bodily harm.
If you do not have a secondary container for your external 4-liter bottle, Applied
Biosystems strongly advises you to stop using your instrument and order a replacement immediately from your nearest Applied Biosystems Sales office, distributor, or
scientific products supplier (Nalgene™ 4-L Safety Bottle Carrier. Nalge 6501-4000).
Installation of the Secondary Container
Installation of the secondary container should be done:
•
before the instrument is pressurized, or
•
after the cap assembly is loosened, to vent bottle 18, and removed.
To Install the 1
Secondary
Container: 2
3
Carefully place bottle 18 inside the empty secondary container and place the lid of
the container over the neck of the bottle.
Raise the handle of the secondary container to a vertical position. This locks the
container lid in place. It is extremely important that the secondary container
lid be tightly secured to the body of the secondary container.
Reinstall the cap assembly onto the neck of the bottle.
Wire Handle
Raised vertically, directly above
bottle cap assembly
Bottle 18
Lid of secondary
container snapped
in place
Plastic secondary container
Cutaway view of bottle 18 and secondary container.
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