Syringe Dispenser and Strip Washer Maintenance | 203
regular maintenance is not completely successful, try the following:
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washer, 8- and 16-tube manifolds: clean the tubes with the stylus;
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32-tube manifolds: flush the tubing with the 10 mL syringe.
1. Remove the plugs from the ends of the manifold.
2. Tip the manifold on end and flush hot water through this open channel.
3. Using the supplied tool, clean the insides of all of the tubes.
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washer, 8- and 16-tube manifold stylus: PN 2872304
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32-tube manifold: 10 cc syringe and tubing
Let water flow through the open channel while you probe or flush each tube,
forcing any particles to be washed away.
4. Rinse the manifold with deionized or distilled water. Check to see if water
comes out of all of the dispense tubes (except when working with the 32-tube
SB manifold). Reinsert the plugs into the ends of the manifold.
5. Remount the manifold and replace the tubing.
6. Run a Prime protocol using 40 mL of deionized water.
7. Verify dispense performance visually, or
Perform the Syringe Dispense Precision &
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