Promega Maxprep AS9100, Operating Manual

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Maxprep™ Liquid Handler | TM509 | Revised 1/19
Hardware Overview
2.1 Hardware Features
The gantry system on the Maxprep™ Liquid Handler has four independently controlled pipetting
channels, which can support a 1µl to 1ml volume range using 50, 300 and 1000µl disposable
tips (Figure 2). These channels are capable of both pressure and capacitive liquid level sensing.
The pipetting channels of the instrument can retrieve tools to perform other tasks including
transferring Maxwell
®
RSC plungers to Maxwell
®
cartridges and moving plates within the
instrument. Included on the front arm of the gantry is a 1D/2D bar code reader that can
automate the process of reading tube bar codes that are loaded on the system in tube carriers.
Figure 2. Gantry system on the Maxprep™ Liquid Handler. The gantry system on the
Maxprep™ Liquid Handler houses the four pipetting channels on the system. On the front
arm of the gantry is the 1D/2D bar code reader.
In the back left corner of the instrument are the heater shaker and the tool rack that houses the
gripper paddles and plunger tools (Figure 3). When placing the gripper paddles in the tool rack,
make sure the magnet and pins on each paddle are facing toward the center of the tool rack.
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Pipetting Channels
1D/2D Bar code reader