Prepare the Panther for MTU Expansion

Procedure

1. Power down the Panther System.
2. Remove the right-side door.
3. Remove and discard the lower trim and mounting trim.

   

4. Remove and discard the rear corner trim piece.

   

5. Remove the back trim piece.

   

6. Install the lower profile cover onto the back trim piece.

   

7. Reinstall the back trim piece.
8. Disconnect the cables to the PCAP monitor.

   

9. Remove and save the cable clamps securing the monitor cables

   

10. Route the cables away from the Monitor Arm and out of the cable channels.
11. Remove the Hand-held Scanner Bracket.

    

12. Remove the USB Hub Expansion Cover.

    

13. Unplug the Power and USB cables AND discard the USB Hub Expansion Cover

    

14. Route the Monitor and USB Hub cables into the Panther.
    
15. Remove the USB Hub Expansion Cover Mounting Bracket.

    

16. Remove the USB Hub cables from their routing through the Chassis frame.

    

17. Release the USB Hub cables from the front cable clamp.

    

18. Remove the black trim from the front right-side of the Panther.
    

    

19. Remove and save this screw to be used again when installing the new bracket.

    

20. Remove the door mounting brackets on the front right-side of the Panther.

    

     
21. Remove the tube harness by collapsing the tabs and pushing down on the clip.

    

22. Attach the L-bracket with the short-end pointing up, as shown below, using the included 2 screws and 2 washers.

    

23. Install the new trim piece with screw removed in the previous step, into the top hole.

    

24. Reroute the monitor cables, loosely install the lower and upper cable clamps, and connect to the monitor.

    

25. Reorient the Chassis Fan
    1. Loosen the screws and remove the fan bracket.

       Note— It may be easier to access the mounting screws by removing the fans from their bracket without unplugging the fans.

       

    2. Tighten the new Fan bracket into the Panther Chassis
    3. Install the fans on the new bracket oriented as shown below.

       

    4. Dress the wires as needed.
26. Attach the Hinge Plate to the Panther Chassis.
    1. Unscrew the tube clamp securing the cooling tubing to the Panther Chassis.

       

    2. Move the tubing clamp and cooling tube away from the Panther Chassis to make room for the Hinge Plate.
    3. Place the Hinge Plate on the Panther Chassis and align with the screw hole used by the tube clamp.

       

    4. Locate the white cable clamp included with the MTUMulti-tube unit—Container used to process tests in the instrument. An MTU contains five separate reaction tubes. The MTU is moved through the instrument by the linear distributor and includes five tiplets for pipettiing to be used in the mag wash station. Expansion kit.
    5. Loosely secure the tubing and cable clamp to the chassis using the longer screw included in the MTU Expansion Kit.

       Note— Remove the Peristaltic Pump Assembly for better access to the screw, as needed.

       

27. Install the Y-splitter CAN cable
    1. The new Y-Splitter CAN cable connects the MTU expansion module to the Panther by splitting a connection to the Pump Module

       

    2. Disconnect the right-most 6 pin CAN Cable on the Pump Module PCB.

       

    3. Connect the Male to Male Adapter to the Cable unplugged from the Pump Module PCB..
       
    4. Connect the Y-splitter CAN cable origin to the right-most 6 pin CAN plug on the Pump Module PCB.

       

    5. Move the connector above the Pump module and route the long-end of the CAN cable behind the clip that holds the injector tubing.

       

28. Remove the Input Queue.

    Note—If the Input Queue will be returned, decontaminate and complete Decon/OBF/RMA Form [19-02-APX-A]. Save the front and back mounting screws for installation of the MTU Queue in later steps.

    Leave the front cover removed to install the MTU Queue.

29. MTU Queue Installation