GE AKTA avant User Manual page 302

7 Maintenance
7.6 Maintenance when required
7.6.4 Clean built-in fraction collector
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Action
In the Manual instructions dialog:
Select Fraction collection:Frac cleaning position.
Click Execute.
Result: The dispenser head moves to cleaning position, and the instrument
display states System pause.
Open the fraction collector drawer and lift off the cassette tray.
Wash the cassettes and the cassette tray with water and a mild cleaning
agent.
Lift off the waste funnel and wash it with water and a mild cleaning agent.
Refit the waste funnel.
In ÄKTA avant 150 only: Remove the dispenser head cover and wash it with
water and a mild cleaning agent. Refit the dispenser head cover.
Wipe off the fraction collector chamber interior using a damp cloth. Wipe
off stains using a mild cleaning agent or 20% ethanol.
Note:
Be careful not to damage the fractionation arm flat cable.
Tip:
The fraction collector arm can easily be moved to facilitate cleaning of the
fraction collector.
Tip:
The cassette tray positioning discs can easily be removed to facilitate cleaning
of the fraction collector. Make sure to refit the discs before the cassette tray
is inserted in the fraction collector chamber. In ÄKTA avant 25, all three discs
are identical. In ÄKTA avant 150, the disc that is higher and has a smaller di-
ameter shall be placed in the rearmost disc position.
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