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Maintain the instrument
As-needed maintenance
Preparation
Before cleaning the instrument:
1. Power off the instrument by disconnecting the power.
2. Allow the instrument to cool until the heated cover and sample block(s) reach
room temperature.
Clean the touchscreen
Clean the touchscreen with any commercially available LCD cleaning product. Be
careful not to scratch the screen.
Clean the sample wells
If you use any cleaning or decontamination method, except those recommended in
the manual, you risk damaging the equipment. Clean the sample wells once a month
or as needed.
WARNING! Always wear protective glasses and gloves when servicing the
instrument. Also, make sure you disconnect the instrument from AC line power
before you begin any service procedure. Always wear protective glasses and
gloves when servicing the instrument. Also, make sure you disconnect the
instrument from AC line power before you begin any service procedure.
CAUTION!
During instrument operation, the temperature of the heated cover
can be as high as 110°C based on the touchscreen maximum cover set point
allowed, and the temperature of the sample block(s) can be as high as 100°C.
Before performing the procedure, keep hands away until the heated cover and
sample block(s) reach room temperature.
To clean the sample wells:
1.
Follow the steps in “Preparation“ on page 32.
2.
Open the heated cover.
3.
Remove the sample tray from the sample block(s) and set it aside.
4.
Use a cotton swab soaked in isopropanol to clean the sample wells thoroughly.
Make certain that the isopropanol has evaporated completely before reloading a
sample tray.
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