PyroTec™ PRO Hardw are User’s Manual, V1.2
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9.5 Decontamination
Agents
Note
: The selection of the appropriate decontamination agent depends on the contamina-
tion degree and the kind of contaminant.
Decontamination can be performed with the following agents:
•
Bleach 0.5% to 3%
•
70% e 30% H
2
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Commercially
Available
Agents
For commercially available agents that can be used for decontamination or disinfection.
Hints Concerning Decontamination
In order to remove protein residues in the tubing and tips, flush the liquid system periodi-
cally with weak acid, followed by base. Alternatively, use the above-mentioned commer-
cially available agents. Certain agents can be used as system liquids additives. They will not
affect most immunological assays.
Elimination of
Nucleic Acid
Residues
Nucleic acid residues in standard tips and pipetting tubing can usually be eliminated by
means of wash or decontamination cycles with 3% bleach solution. Appropriate commer-
cially available agents (e.g. DNAzip) are used to keep the pipetting area (worktable, carri-
ers, etc.) free of interfering nucleic acids.
9.6 Adjustments and Replacements
9.6.1 Positioning Pins
Replacing Po-
sitioning Pins
To Replace a positioning pin on the worktable, proceed as follows:
Extracting a positioning pin
•
Slide the front most part of a carrier
onto the positioning pin to be re-
placed.
•
Carefully lift the carrier (see arrow) to
pull out the positioning pin.
Do not use force to extract the pin. If it
does not come loose, retry with the
carrier in a slightly changed position.
