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Care and Maintenance
Each runVIEW system uses all solid-state components and should require no
maintenance or recalibration under normal use. If the unit is to be returned
for repair, contact
or your local authorised
Cleaver Scientific distributor.
Cleaning Horizontal Units
Units are best cleaned using warm water and a mild detergent.
Water at
temperatures above 60°C can cause damage to the unit and components.
The tank should be thoroughly rinsed with warm water or distilled water to
prevent build-up of salts, but care should be taken not to damage the
enclosed electrode and vigorous cleaning is not necessary or advised.
Air drying is preferably before use.
The units should only be cleaned with the following:
Warm water with a mild concentration of soap or other mild detergent.
Compatible detergents include dishwashing liquid, Hexane and Aliphatic
hydrocarbons
The units should not be left to in detergents for more than 30 minutes.
The units should never come into contact with the following cleaning agents,
these will cause irreversible and accumulative damage:
Acetone, Phenol, Chloroform, Carbon tetrachloride, Methanol, Ethanol,
Isopropyl alcohol, Alkalis.
RNAse Decontamination
This can be performed using the following protocol:
Clean the units with a mild detergent as described above.
Wash with 3% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) for 10 minutes.
Rinsed with 0.1% DEPC-(diethyl pyro carbonate) treated distilled water,
Caution:
DEPC is a suspected carcinogen. Always take the necessary
precautions when using.
RNaseZAP
™
(Ambion) can also be used. Please consult the instructions for
use with acrylic gel tanks.
