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Chapter 3: Installing the VCode
VCode User Guide
Connecting the air tubing: Europe
Introduction
This topic is for customers in Europe only. It explains how to connect the
air tubing to the VCode.
To make the VCode compatible with your lab’s air system, you will need
to connect the VCode’s 1/4-inch air port to the supplied 6-mm air tubing.
This topic describes how to make this connection.
Warnings
!! INJURY HAZARD !! Switch off the air supply before installing
your VCode. When air is flowing you can be injured if the air tubing
whips around and strikes you. If you have not been trained in the
correct way to handle air tubing, contact your facilities department
or the Velocity11 Service Center.
!! DAMAGE HAZARD !! Make sure that the air coming into your
VCode is dry and free of impurities, such as oil, which can shorten
the VCode’s life. If you have any questions about air quality, contact
Velocity11.
Before you start
Before you start, locate the Metric Fittings Kit that is packaged with the
VCode’s Utility Kit.
Connection
assembly
The Metric Fittings Kit contains an adapter. The following diagram shows
how the adapter is connected to your VCode.
Procedure
The following procedure is used to set up a direct connection. If you
have another instrument connected to the house air supply, you can use
the supplied T-connector to connect into the existing air tubing.
To connect the metric fittings adapter:
1. Push one end of the nipple (white plastic tube) into the 1/4-inch
side (red side) of the adapter.
2. Push the other end of the nipple into the VCode’s air input port.
3. Push the 6-mm tubing into the blue side of the adapter.
!! DAMAGE HAZARD !! If you try to insert tubing that has a
different diameter, you could damage the adapter.
4. Gently pull on the air tubing to make sure that the assembly is
connected properly.