Appendix A Rack Mounting the Counter

Rack Mounting the Counter

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Rack Mounting the Counter

You can mount the Counter in a standard 19-inch cabinet using one of two optional kits available from Agilent:

Option 1CM Rack Mount Kit (Agilent 53150-67001 Rack Adapter Kit) for single instrument (Half Module) rack mounting. Instructions and mounting hardware are included with the rack-mounting kit.

Agilent 5061-9694 Lock Link Kit for two-instrument, side-by-side rack mounting. Instructions and mounting hardware are included with the rack-mounting kit. (Two Option 1CM Rack Mount Kits are also required when mounting two instruments.)

To rack-mount the Counter, you must first remove the front and rear rubber bumpers, the carrying handle, and the handle pivots:

NOTE

Unlike the hardware used elsewhere in this instrument, all hardware

 

used to attach the rack mounts and the handle pivots is metric.

1Rotate the handle to its vertical position, pull the ends outward, and set it aside.

2To remove the rubber bumpers, lift the center of the top of the bumper upward, stretch a corner of the bumper diagonally, then slide it off the end of the Counter.

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Operating Guide

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Agilent Technologies 53151A, 53152A, 53150A manual Rack Mounting the Counter

53151A, 53150A, 53152A specifications

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