FlexStation 3 Benchtop Multi-Mode Microplate Reader User Guide
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After you have determined the status of the pipettor head and tips, there
are a number of procedures you might need to follow to resolve the
problem. Possible scenarios include:
•
Pipettor head is in home position, without tips.
If the pipettor head is up and out of the way (without tips)
but the tip rack is jammed, it might be because one or more
tips are not seated properly and are blocking the drawer
movement.
Reach into the fluidics module from the front panel and
remove the tip rack by lifting it up and out toward you. If the
tip rack drawer is not all the way inside the instrument (in its
left-most position), you might need to gently push it inside
(to the left) to get the rack out.
•
Pipettor head is in home position, without tips, but tips are
missing.
If the pipettor head is up and out of the way (without tips)
but there are tips missing from the rack, then you must
locate and recover the missing tips before proceeding.
Retrieve any tips you can easily see and reach through the
front panel.
It might be necessary to raise the fluidics module, to gain
access to the reading chamber. See
•
Pipettor head is in lowest position, without tips, all tips are
accounted for.
If the pipettor head is all the way down its carrier bar (not in
home position), without tips on the nose cones, and all tips
are safely in the rack, you can remove the tip rack easily. The
compound plate might also be stuck inside the fluidics
module.
Gently push the tip rack and compound plate (or trough)
drawers all the way outside to the right.
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