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Accustasis 1000, AS 1000
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Accustasis 1000, AS 1000
Accustasis 2000, AS 2000
CoaData 1000, CD 1000
CoaData 2000, CD 2000
CoaData 3000, CD 3000
CoaSystem
CoaScreener
CoaLab, Nycomatic, BFA
If you have one of the above instruments and are no longer using it
please contact us, we do sometimes buy units to refurbish and
resell.
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How to trouble shoot.
Accustasis
1000 and
CoaData 1000 analyzers
GENERAL:
Appliances such as refrigerators, centrifuges, and other
motorized appliances should NOT be on the same circuit with CoaCalc, CoaData,
Accustasis or other computerized equipment. We suggest that this analyzer be
connected to a surge protected electrical circuit or a UPS device, to protect
it’s sensitive electrical components.
If your results are inconsistent the optics may have become
contaminated by fluids being pipetted directly into an empty measuring well,
without a cuvette in place. Turn off the analyzer. The measuring well
optics must be clean. DO NOT spray any liquids onto or into the analyzer. Never
use acetone, alcohol or any petroleum based products to clean this piece of
equipment.
Cleaning may be done by moistening a q-tip with water and a mild soap, such as a
dishwashing liquid, and wiping it around in a circular motion in the bottom of
the test well. DO NOT saturate the q-tip. After using the soap solution,
clean the soap solution by using only water on a q-tip, then use just a dry
q-tip to remove the moisture. Turn on your analyzer and test with QC reagents.
SENSITIVITY:
There are four sensitivity
settings also known as sens settings for this
analyzer, these settings allow for the use of different brand reagents.
If you change brand name of reagents these settings may need to be
changed. If you are unsure of the settings needed to obtain proper
results please contact
us.
STIR MOTOR:
Check the measuring well with a clean cuvette & stir
bar to see if the measuring well stir motor is working. This is done by having
the instrument on and warmed up. Lift the hinged cover over the measuring well.
Place the cuvette into the measuring well, you should here a beep, the timer on
the LCD should begin to count up and the mixer in the bottom of the cuvette
should be spinning. If this did not occur contact
us.
TIME & DATE:
If your analyzer begins to loose time this is probably due
to the internal battery needing to be replaced. This repair can only be done in
our service department because when the battery is removed the programming of
the methods is lost. Once the new battery is installed we reload the programs
and QC the analyzer. One other occasion the battery may need to be replaced is
when the unit does not remember the correct mode of operation. One very simple solution is to not switch off the analyzer.
However if the power fails you may completely loose usage of the analyzer.
TEMPERATURE:
If your analyzer is needs its temperature adjusted this is something you
can do in your own lab.
Please see service options for service
charges.
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