Dionex As, Operator'S Manual

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3 • Operation and Maintenance
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6. Orient the well plate with well A1 at the front-left corner and set the
well plate in the well plate tray (see Figure 3-3 ).
7. Fill another well plate and install it on the right side of the tray. The
two plates must be of the same type. You can install either two deep-
well plates or two micro-well plates (0.50 mL or 0.45 mL).
8. Position the clamp in the well plate tray with the thumbscrews in the
center of the tray and the arms across both well plates.
9. Tighten the thumbscrews on the clamp snugly.
10. Install the tray in the autosampler compartment.
Always install two well plates in the tray to ensure even pressure from
the clamp. Make sure that the arms on the clamp are positioned over
the small “lip” on the front and back sides of both well plates. This
ensures that the clamp presses down on each well plate evenly and
the well plate doesn’t move during sampling.
Figure 3-3. Well Plate Tray with Two Well Plates Installed
A1 Wells
(in left and right
well plates)
Clamp Thumbscrews