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General Guidelines
Follow the instructions below to obtain the best results with the LUNA-II YF
™
Automated Yeast Cell Counter.
1.
Hold PhotonSlides
™
by the edges to avoid touching the optical surface. Take care that the optical surfaces of the
slide do not become smudged, damaged, or contaminated.
2.
When staining yeast cells with cell permeant nucleic acid dyes, perform counting after ten minutes of mixing
samples for accurate cell viability measurements. If necessary, count your sample twice (duplicate readings) and
take an average.
3.
As the LUNA-II YF
™
is calibrated before shipping, recalibration before use is not necessary. See Section 2.3.4:
Settings: Background Calibration to see when background calibration is necessary.
Environmental Conditions for Operation
Operating Power
100 - 240 VAC, 1.2 A
Electrical Input
12 VDC, 3.3 A
Frequency
50/60 Hz
Installation Site
Indoor use only
Operating Temperature
10 - 35°C
Maximum Relative Humidity
10 - 80%
Altitude
≤ 2,000 m
Pollution Degree
2
