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ROBOT MANUAL
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liberally spray 70% ethanol onto the connectors before re-connection.
To ensure a sterile supply of system fluid, it is essential to regularly sanitize the system fluid
lines using 70% ethanol or Sterilizing Agent (K8080) (Sterilizing Agent (K8080) cannot be
used in North America.). Please follow instructions by running 'Prepare for Pick Run' in the
software. The required frequency of sanitization is dependent on usage, but should ideally be
conducted weekly (but no more than once a week), and after any period of non-usage.
Note: Never clean the ClonePix 2 system fluid lines with bleach.
Incoming Compressed Air Supply
Compressed air is required for the gentle picking action of the picking pins, and for controlling
the movement of the illumination cover. The supplied oil-free compressed air unit draws air
from the local environment and filters it to 0.02 microns using a 3-stage filtration process.
Automated Picking Pin Cleaning
The reusable Picking Pins are subject to repeated pin cleaning during a picking run.
Specifically, they are cleaned prior to the first pick, between each cycle of picking, and at the
end of the run. There are 4 components to the cleaning process:
Unidirectional purge of sterile water to clean the internal bores of the picking pins.
Brushing of the picking pins in the Ethanol Wash Bath for effective mechanical cleaning of
the pin exterior.
Halogen dryer to heat the picking pins and remove residual ethanol.
Air blower blows sterile air over the picking pins to cool them ready for the next pick.
The length of each of the above steps can be user defined according to the application
but the halogen dryer should not be run for less than 10 seconds.
Note:
The automated cleaning is not designed to replace the sterilization of picking pins
by autoclaving.
