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A-62 Operatorโs Manual ยท Version 3.4
3Hardware Cedex Bio analyzer
Hardware overview
Absorbance photometer
The Cedex Bio main analyzer uses the absorbance photometry measuring method.
Absorbance photometer
The measurements are taken without removing the cuvette from the rotor.
Halogen lamp The Halogen lamp is mounted on a holder for easy replacement. The system informs
you when you need to replace the lamp.
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See maintenance action Replace photometer lamp on page D-22.
Wavelengths for the absorbance
photometer
For each cuvette, the absorbance photometer measures light intensity at 12 different
wavelengths:
Measurement principles
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See Principles of operation on page A-19.
A Photometer unit
Figure A-32 Photometer unit
340 nm 449 nm 520 nm 629 nm
378 nm 480 nm 552 nm 652 nm
409 nm 512 nm 583 nm 659 nm