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Maxprep™ Liquid Handler | TM509 | Revised 1/19
Hardware Overview
2.3 Labware Carriers
Provided with the Maxprep™ Liquid Handler are a variety of carriers that hold the labware
needed to perform preprocessing and post-processing methods (Figure 4). The configuration
of the carriers on the instrument is designed to be consistent amongst Maxprep™ Liquid
Handler methods. The instrument platform is divided into 30 tracks. On the metallic plate at the
front of the instrument you can see the individual tracks with tracks 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and
30 indicated. The tracks are used as reference positions when placing carriers on the system.
To remove carriers from the instrument, grasp the handle on the carrier and pull it straight out
toward you, supporting the bottom of the carrier as you remove it from the system. When
adding carriers to the instrument, support the bottom of the carrier and place the back edge
of the carrier on the track positions at the front of the instrument; then slide the carrier straight
back until it touches the backstop of the instrument. Below is a table indicating the carriers
provided with the system and their track positions and functions.
Carrier Type
Number Provided
Track
Positions
Function
Utility Carrier
1
1–6
Static carrier (cannot be removed from system)
with heater shaker and tool rack at the back two
sites and two plate positions at the front two
sites.
Maxwell
®
Deck
Tray Carriers (2)
[either 16-position
or 24-position deck
trays depending
on catalog number
purchased]
2
7–12
14–19
Removable carriers that hold Maxwell
®
deck
trays. There are two types of Maxwell
®
Deck
Tray Carriers available: the Maxprep™ Carrier,
Maxwell
®
RSC, that is used for Maxwell
®
RSC
(16-position) Deck Trays, and the Maxprep™
Carrier, Maxwell
®
RSC 48 Front and Back, that
are used for Maxwell
®
RSC 48 (24-position)
Deck Trays. On the left top side of the carrier is
a removable magnet that interfaces with elution
tubes on the Maxwell
®
deck tray to help remove
residual resin from eluates when pipetting from
these positions. Underneath the deck tray are
two plate positions. For some methods, it may be
necessary to remove the magnet from the carrier
in order to use the plate positions.
A reagent carrier is placed between the Maxwell
®
deck tray carriers to provide appropriate spacing
on the instrument.
Maxwell
®
RSC 48 deck tray carriers are keyed to
accept either the Maxwell
®
RSC Front deck tray
or Maxwell
®
RSC Back deck tray.
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