Appendix A
Decontaminating the Sample Block
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Cleaning the Sample Wells
IMPORTANT!
Wear powder-free
gloves when you perform this
procedure.
1.
Identify the contaminated wells of the sample
block (see
2.
Remove the plate and the tray holder.
3.
Close the tray. Apply pressure to the right side of
the tray and at an angle.
4.
Manually raise the block from the ROI Inspector
window:
a.
Click
(or select
File New
).
b.
In the New Document wizard,
click
.
c.
In the SDS software, select
Instrument Calibrate
.
d.
In the warning dialog box, click
to
lower the sample block.
The ROI Inspector dialog box opens.
e.
In the ROI Inspector dialog box,
click
.
5.
Power off, then unplug the 7300/7500/7500 Fast
system. Allow it to cool for 15 min.
Press
here
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