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Appendix B Fluid Path Diagrams
This appendix contains simplified diagrams of the plumbing and
valves internal to the BioOptix 10 system. Various operating
states are depicted for a single channel. A complete plumbing
diagram can be found in Figure B-7.
An understanding of fluids paths can be helpful when designing
custom template files (Appendix A), manually controlling the
system, or troubleshooting.
The valves in the diagrams are:
•Buffer–This valve switches between Buffer A and
Buffer B to produce the correct mix (%B) of buffer
solution.
•Sample–This valv e allows the pump to draw either
sample from the Sample In ports or buffer solution.
•Channel–This valve controls allows fluid to be pumped
only when the channel is active.
•Mode–This manually-controlled front-panel valve has
three positions:
❍Operate–passes fluid from the pump to the column.
❍Manual Inject–directs injected fluid onto the column.
❍Purge Pump–diverts fluid from the pump to a purge
port that is common to all channels.
•Effluent–This valve sends the effluent to the Foxy
fraction collector or to the channel’s waste port.
B.1 Fluid-type Blocks Fluid blocks pump buffer solution through the column (Figure
B-1).
Figure B-1 Fluid path for Fluid-type blocks
Buffer
Sample
Channel Mode
Effluent
Pump
To Waste To Foxy
Sample In
Buffer A Buffer B
To Pump Purge Manual Sample Injection
Column