Sysmex® CA-1500

CA-1500 Preventative Maintenance Procedure

Date: Engineer: SN: Site:
PRELIMINARY ACTIONS
Details:
Discuss with Customer for any known Instrument problems

Details:
Carry out any outstanding software upgrades, ECR’s or
TB’s if supplied with PMI kit.
Details:
Verify analyser is functioning correctly by checking QC
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1. MAIN UNIT HYDRAULICS  4. SAMPLER UNIT 
Clean waste chambers Clean and lubricate sampler mechanism
Replace Pharmed tubing from piercer rinse through PV to waste Check and clean all sampler sensors
Replace Silicon tubing from waste chamber through pinch valve 5. PNEUMATIC UNIT 
Check Teflon seal on volumetric units (Engineer stock) ( see Note 1) Replace piston rings from stock if required (see Note 3 overleaf)
Replace hydraulic connector No. 19 at bottom of waste trap Check Condition of tubing & replace if necessary
Replace tubing from T-piece to MV9 Check raw vacuum ›650 mmHg with Druck
Replace MV2 & MV5 6. MAIN UNIT PNEUMATIC 
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Clean sample & reagent probes hydraulic lines & check for leaks 2.2 Kg/cm Pressure. Check & adjust if necessary
Clean sample & reagent probe rinse spit 1.0 Kg/cm2 Pressure. Check & adjust if necessary
Replace external waste tubing Clean vacuum trap chamber
Check & clean distilled water keg if necessary 400 mmHg vacuum. Clean bellows needle & adjust
2. MAIN UNIT MECHANICAL  Confirm Pressures/Vacuum using Druck meter
Confirm switch No. 103 is fitted correctly ( see Note 2 overleaf) 7. MAIN UNIT CHECKS & ADJUSTMENTS 
Clean detector & cooler unit & incubation wells Check & adjust all mechanical positions
Clean sample & reagent probe externally Check & adjust detector wells temp (37C °±2) #1 C ° _____ #2 C °_____
Clean & lubricate sample probe mechanism Check & adjust cooler temperature (15C °±2) C °________
Clean & lubricate reagent probe mechanism Check & adjust reagent probe temperature (see Note 8) D/A=________
Clean & lubricate catcher unit mechanism Check & adjust clotting detectors (see Note 6 overleaf)
Perform Program Version Check Ver.________
3. MAIN UNIT GENERAL  Perform touch screen, ID read, printer & host test (see Note 4)
Check tubing for damage or leaks. Replace if necessary Test UPS operation (see Note 7 overleaf)
Clean ventilation fans 8. QUALITY CONTROL 
Clean inside of main unit by use of vacuum cleaner Perform reproducibility check on PT, APTT & Fbg. (see Note 5)
Remove all safety sensor bypass devices Run QC samples and verify results are within specification
Return Analyser back to the Customer and run patient samples
PARTS USED
Part Number Description Quantity

If PMI has not been completed or a follow on call is required please enter the details below

Sign off details

Customer Name: ________________ Customer Signature: ________________ Engineer Signature: ______________

Return original to Sysmex UK service administration and leave copy with customer
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 Sysmex® CA-1500

For reference purposes only

Required Parts List

Part No. Description Quantity
442-5055-4 Tube Polyurethane 1.8 x 3.4 50 cm
443-9670-5 Air Valve WTKV-015-2FKM 2
443-9675-3 Valve Seal 2 Port WTKV019-17 (PEI) 2
226-3227-4 Lamp Halogen JCR/M (6V10W) H20-3L 1
442-5287-4 Tube Silicone 1/4 x 1/8 F7398 30cm
442-6486-5 Tube Pharmed BPT 1/8 x 1/4 20 cm
442-5338-7 Tube Polyurethane 4 x 6 500 cm
442-3429-1 Hydraulic Connector No.19 1
Reference Notes
Check cycle counter. If it is around 300 000. Replace TEFLON seal AR401-
Note 1
P5-XV. 346-8220-1 (car stock)
Confirm switch no. 103 is fitted INSIDE switch mounting plate no. 175. If fitted
Note 2
below, then refit switch correctly
Piston rings should be replaced every 24 months. Record date of change on
Note 3 label or PU inside covers. Replace vacuum piston rings every 12 months if
vacuum modification kit has not been fitted.
Check with customer for any known problem on these listed items. If so, then
Note 4
take action
Run at least 10 replications. Verify results are within specification listed in the
Note 5
operator’s manual.
Carry out the offset/gain calibration. Confirm the status of LED light output by
checking the D/A values. Any LED registering a D/A value around or less
than 50 should be changed immediately. If a value of 75 or less is achieved
then change LED at the next PMI.

Transmitted light detectors, check that target value of 4000 can be attained
using 200ul of fluid in cuvette. Min. D/A values are the same as for the
clotting detectors. If the DA value is low even with a new lamp fitted you
might need to clean the Chromogenic filters. In dusty environments this might
Note 6 need doing once every 2 years.

LED Calibration only:

Verify results by running QC tests on all clotting assays. Recalibrate as
necessary
LED replacement and/or cleaning of Chromogenic filters
Re-run a standard curve for all calibrates assays and QC the instrument.
Lamp replacement:
Verify results by running QC on assays which use transmitted light detectors.
Recalibrate as necessary
The unit has a “test” button which will switch to battery power for a short time.
When the test button is pressed and the unit is on battery the battery charge
indicator then becomes an indicator of battery capacity, reducing the number
of LED’s that are lit as the batteries run time is reduced. Two points to note:
A) When the test button is pressed and the batteries fail the unit returns to
mains with no loss of output.
Note 7
B) The battery test will not work if the battery is very low. (This means
pressing the test button is a safe way to have a quick check of the batteries
but does not give an indication of the effective run time of the battery.)
Should the battery indicator be very low or the battery test fail or not start at
all, please inform the service admin team a.s.a.p. for a replacement UPM to
be sent out by POWERVAR.
If the probe was replaced the DA value can be found on the reagent probe
Note 8 and should be entered/displayed accordingly. However, If the original probe
(new analyser) is still fitted this is factory set as per batch release.

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