Promega Corporation ·
2800 Woods Hollow Road
·
Madison, WI 53711-5399 USA
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Phone 608-274-4330
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· www.promega.com
Printed in USA.
Part# TM274
Revised 6/08
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III.C. Reconfiguring the Maxwell
®
16 Instrument Hardware
The Maxwell
®
16 Instrument may be reconfigured for different sample elution volume preferences.
The Maxwell
®
16 LEV Instrument (Cat.# AS1002) comes preconfigured with a low elution volume (LEV)
Magnetic Rod Assembly/Plunger Bar, while the Maxwell
®
16 Instrument (Cat.# AS1000) comes
preconfigured with a standard elution volume Magnetic Rod Assembly/Plunger Bar. To reconfigure
your instrument for a different elution volume preference, you will need the appropriate Conversion
Kit. The Maxwell
®
16 SEV Hardware Kit (Cat.# AS1200) is required to convert an LEV instrument to a
standard elution volume instrument. The Maxwell
®
16 LEV Hardware Kit (Cat.# AS1250) is required to
convert a standard instrument into an LEV instrument.
Once the Magnetic Rod Assembly/Plunger Bar shipping anchors have been moved from their shipping
anchor positions and all inside packaging materials have been removed, you can change the instrument
Magnetic Rod Assembly/Plunger Bar to convert the instrument to either standard or low elution
volume configurations.
(i)
Changing from Standard to LEV Configuration
Note:
Do not reconfigure the instrument while samples or reagent cartridges are in place on the
instrument platform. Wear gloves to avoid exposure to any reagent contamination that may remain on
the instrument after previous use.
1.
Ensure that the power is turned off and the instrument is unplugged. This will release the motors
so that the heads can be gently moved to allow easier access to the hardware assemblies.
2.
Gently and slowly, with constant pressure on both the right and left side, push the blue Plunger
Bar and the blue Magnetic Rod Assembly down to their lowest positions on the slides.
Do not
push the Plunger Bar and Magnetic Rod Assembly too fast
as this could cause damage to the
instrument’s electronics.
3.
Unscrew the three thumbscrews on top of the magnetic rod assembly.
5189TB
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Thumbscrew
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