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Chapter 4 Maintenance Procedures
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4.4 Daily maintenance
These maintenance procedures should be performed each day before starting
dispensing:
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Clean the pins (below)
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Drain and fill the ultrasonic wash supply bottle, page 94
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Flush the calibrant reservoir, page 97
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Fill the supply tank, page 99
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Drain the waste tank, page 102
Clean the pins Before dispensing to SpectroCHIP Arrays, the pins must be cleaned by soaking the pins
in 100% ethanol. Pin cleaning is usually required only once at the beginning of each day
of use. The cleaning process takes approximately 30 minutes.
To clean the pins:
WARNING
!
WARNING!
You will be handling ethanol in this procedure. For safe handling procedures, refer
to the MSDS provided by your ethanol supplier. At a minimum: 1) wear protective clothing
(laboratory gloves, eye protection, and laboratory coat), 2) have adequate laboratory ventilation,
3) keep away from ignition sources, 4) and have proper fire extinguishing devices/solutions readily
accessible.
1. Go to the Maintenance screen (tap the Back button on any screen and tap the
MAINTENANCE button on the Main Menu).
2. Tap SONICATOR SOLUTION Drain on the Maintenance screen (Figure 4.2) .
The ultrasonic wash begins draining and an on-screen message displays the time
remaining for the operation. Wait for draining to finish.
Figure 4.1 Starting the Pin Soak