Maintenance required

1.1. Daily maintenance

Operations for the instrument operator.

Operation at the start of the day

1 Fill the washing solution bottle
2 Initialize the analyzer. Perform warm-up with the user program
3 Perform 2 cycles of fluidic conditioning
4 Check the temperature of the reagent rotor and the reaction rotor
5 Check the volume of reagents
6 Calibrate peristaltic pumps of ISE module
7 Perform calibration of ISE electrodes

Operation at the end of the day

1 Perform the clean of ISE module
2 Turn off the analyzer performing the Shut-down with the user program
3 Empty the high concnetration waste bottle
4 Remove the calibrators, controls and samples from sample rotor

1.2. Weekly maintenance

Operations for the instrument operator.

Description
1 Change the reactions rotor
2 Calibrate the bubble detector of ISE module
3 Clean the entrance cup of ISE module with the swap cotton
4 Clean the work surface
5 Clean the inside of the cup of rotor reagents
6 Clean the inside of the cup of sample rotor
7 Check the capacity of the ISE reagent pack, if exhausted replace it
8 Rinse with distilled water the waste tubes of ISE module
9 Clean the stirres blades with cloth soaked with washing solution

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Preventive maintenance

1.3. Semiannual maintenance

Operations to perform the service.

Description
1 Change the silicone tubes of peristaltic pumps of ISE module
2 Change the electrodes of ISE module
3 Verify or change the external filter 150 microns from entrance of distilled water
4 Verify or change the filter of 150 microns from washing solution bottle
5 Go through a bolt on the inside the reagents and sample tips
6 Clean dust from electronic boards and fans
7 Check internal fluidic connections and check taht no one leakage
8 Clean the inner containers of distilled water and low concnetration waste
9 Clean externally the arms tips, the stirrers and the washing station tips
10 Clean both windows of the bar code reader

1.4. Annual maintenance

Operations to perform the service.

Description
1 Replace teflon tubing from ISE module
2 Change the degasser membrane
3 Check the pump pistons wash station (check for leakage and grease the bearings)
4 Review the 5-arm and the wash station (check belt wear and tension)
5 Check the shockproof system of the arms and washing station
6 Check the friction of the stirres in the reactions rotor
7 Check belt wear and tension of samples rotor, reagents rotor and reactions rotor
8 Check the placement and detector of the reagents, sample and reaction covers
9 Check the fit and placement of sample and reagent rotors
10 Check fans rotation
11 Check that the analyzer is accurate leveling
12 Check that the general cover is properly hold and not fall.

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 Sheet Installation Log

Name of Laboratory:

Analyzer model:

Serial number:

Name of the service people:

Date of installation:

Steps Technical service actions Executed

1 Location / Fixing analyzer / Leveling.
2 Installing high concnetration waste containers and wash solution container.
3 Preparation of the wash solution.
4 Connecting distilled water
5 Connecting low concentration waste
6 Installing sample and reagent rotors
7 Installing reactions rotor
8 Connecting analyzer to the mains
9 Connect the communications cable to the computer
10 Installing the user program on the computer
11 Configurate background programs on the computer.
12 Initialize the analyzer.
13 Installing the ISE module
Product specialist actions
14 Install reagents
15 Set the calibration values ​​and margins of controls in the programme
16 Perform initialization of ISE electrodes
17 Perform a worklist with blanks, calibrators and controls of test requested by
customer. Verify the results of controls are within the ranges. (Record the result in
the attached sheet)

Signature and date

 Sheet Installation Log

Control I Control II
Test Batch Result Tolerance Batch Result Tolerance

Signature and date

 Preventive maintenance log
Name of Laboratory:
Analyzer model:
Serial Number:
Name of the service people:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Steps Technical service actions
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
1 Change the silicone tubes of ISE modulo
peristaltic pumps
2 Change electrodes of ISE Module
3 Check or replace the 150 microns external filter
of entrance of distilled water
4 Check or replace the 150 microns filter of
washing solution bottle
5 Clean dust from electronic boards and fans
6 Check internal fluidic connections (not
leakeage)
7 Clean the inner containers of distilled water and
low concentration waste
8 Clean externally the arms tips, the stirrers and
the washing station tips
9 Clean the windows of barcode reader (Reagents
and samples rotor)
10 Change teflon tubes of ISE module
11 Change the membrane degasser
12 Check washing station pump piston
13 Check the 5 arms and the washing station (Belts
and tension)
14 Check the shockproof system of the arms and
washing station
15 Check the friction of the stirrers in the reactions
rotor
16 Check belt and rotors tension of samples,
reagents and reaction rotor.
17 Check the placement and positioning of the
detector in the reagents, samples and reactions
cover
18 Check the fit and placement of sample and
reagent rotors
19 Reviewing the fans rotation
20 Check that the wheels have no defect, and
leveling the analyzer is correct
21 Check that the general cover is properly hold
and not fall.