How to disassemble an ACQUITY UPLC FTN Sample Manager - WKB120046

OBJECTIVE or GOAL

Shut down and disassemble a Sample Manager FTN for shipment to the repair center.

ENVIRONMENT

• ACQUITY UPLC Sample Manager - Flow Through Needle PLUS (SM-FTN PLUS)
• ACQUITY Arc Sample Manager FTN-R

PROCEDURE

1. Wash the system with H₂O for 20 minutes, and then wash the system with IPA for 20 minutes.
2. Remove the sample plates from from the sample manager and remove the solvent filters from the solvent bottle and place them in a plastic bag (as shown below).
   
   
3. Close the control software and power-off all modules on the stack.
4. Electrically unplug all UPLC modules and mark and remove any cables (Ethernet, signal, I/O, events) from the modules.
   (Marking the cables is important for reinstalling the system when the modules come back from repair. Photos of the cable and tubing are also helpful.)
5. If there is a Column Heater single column, remove the screw from the rear and remove the Column Heater (see screw in the image below).
   
   
    
6. Remove fluidics connections:
   - Green PEEK tube, Purge solvent, on the Pump Module
   
    
   
   - Syringe waste line, gray tube, on the Pump Module
   
   
   
   - Needle wash waste line (corrugated tube)
   
    
   
   - Pump outlet tube (SS tube) on port 5
   
   
   
   - Preheater tube (APH) on port 6
   
   

7. Move the module to a suitable box for shipment. (If a box is not available, ask your local Waters office.)
   Note the dimensions and weight of the module to choose the right box:
   ACQUITY UPLC FTN Sample Manager 34.3 cm X 71.1 cm X 27.3 cm, 25.9 kg

8. Fill and sign the latest revision of H&S module provided by Waters.

9. Attach it to the box and send a PDF copy to the local Waters office.

10. The Waters office will contact you to arrange the shipment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To reinstall the module, attach all of the cables and tubes that were removed.