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111 Chapter 5: Maintenance and troubleshooting
BenchCel Microplate Handling Workstation R-Series User Guide
Locking and
unlocking stacks When you install a rack, the rack is automatically locked into position.
You do not have to manually lock the rack.
To remove a rack, you must first use the Unload Plates command in
BenchCel Diagnostics, and then you can use one of two methods to
unlock the rack:
❑
Press the green rack-release button at the top of the stacker head to
unlock the rack. See “Installing and removing stacker racks” on
page 85.
❑
Use the Unlock command in BenchCel Diagnostics if it is more
convenient.
Transfer to
<teachpoint>
Moves a microplate from the currently selected
teachpoint to the other selected teachpoint.
To transfer a microplate from a stack, you must first
click Load Stacker n. During the transfer, the robot
downloads the plate, places it at the other selected
teachpoint, and then backs into the safe zone.
If the robot is transferring a plate from one
teachpoint to another, the robot picks up the
microplate from the currently selected teachpoint,
places the microplate at the other selected
teachpoint, and then backs into the safe zone.
Delid from
<teachpoint> Lidded labware only. Removes the lid from the
labware that is at the selected teachpoint.
Command Description
Two pins on both sides of the stacker head
retract when you unlock the rack.