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MegaBACE 500 and 1000 Planning Guide
Chapter 3 Emission filters, chemistry, and laboratory materials
3.1 Emission beamsplitters and filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.1 Filter set for sequencing or SNP genotyping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1.2 Filter sets for STR genotyping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2 Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3 Laboratory equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.4 Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.4.1 General consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.4.2 Additional consumables required for STR genotyping. . . . . . . 3-9
3.4.3 Additional consumables required for SNP genotyping . . . . . 3-10
Chapter 4 Planning for computer network and data storage
4.1 Basic MegaBACE system configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Configuration for a high-throughput laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.3 Storage requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Chapter 5 Moving and reinstalling the instrument
5.1 Moving the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 Required parts for reinstalling the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2.1 Major components and parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.2.2 Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3 Connecting a new computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Appendix A Preinstallation forms
A.1 Site information form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.2 Preinstallation checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Appendix B Training checklist
Appendix C Summary of laboratory space requirements
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