Agilent Technologies BioCel 1200, User Manual

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Chapter 3: Preparing for a run
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Placing and removing plate hotel labware
About this topic
You can place plates into a plate hotel and remove plates from a plate
hotel by:
❑
Removing the plate hotel from the BioCel first (if the hotel is not
attached).
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Leaving the plate hotel on the table.
In general, it is better to add and remove plates while leaving the hotels
in place. This way you are less likely to spill liquids in the plate wells,
and it will reduce wear on the registration pins (metal dowel pins) and
hotel bases.
Removing and
replacing a hotel !! IMPORTANT !!
If you remove a plate hotel, you must put it
back in the same place to maintain accurate teachpoints.
To remove a plate hotel:
1. Holding the top handle, lift directly upwards.
The plate hotel lifts off its base.
To replace a plate hotel:
1. Holding the top handle, position the plate hotel above the base so
that the dowels are aligned with the dowel holes.
2. Slowly lower the plate hotel onto its base.
Note: On some BioCels, the plate hotels are screwed onto the BioCel
deck, in which case they cannot be removed.
Related topics
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Plate hotels “Plate hotel” on page 36
How to orient plates “About placing plates” on page 46