1 System Description
optics focus the light into the sample, and cutoff filters reduce stray light and minimize
background interference. The light source is a high-power xenon flash lamp. The system
provides additional flexibility by allowing a variable number of lamp flashes per reading.
The temperature in the microplate reading chamber is isothermal, both at ambient and
when the incubator is turned on. When the incubator is on, the system controls the
incubator temperature from 1 °C above ambient to 45 °C.
The system operates in one integrated fluidics/read mode and four read-only modes.
Using the Automix feature, the contents of the wells in a microplate can be mixed
automatically by shaking, which makes it possible to perform kinetic analysis of solid-
phase, enzyme-mediated reactions such as a kinetic ELISA. In Flex mode, the pipettor
can also be used to mix the contents of the compound plate or the assay plate, a
procedure called trituration.
actual˚C
set pt˚C
Set Temp
Temp
on/off
Drawers
reading
chamber
compounds
tip rack
FlexStation™ II Instrument
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FlexStation II Operator’s Manual – Rev. D
Summary of Contents for FlexStation II
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Page 92: ...4 Applications 86 FlexStation II Operator s Manual Rev D ...
Page 102: ...5 Service and Maintenance Procedures 96 FlexStation II Operator s Manual Rev D ...
Page 124: ...6 Troubleshooting Procedures 118 FlexStation II Operator s Manual Rev D ...
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