QIAcube Connect MDx User Manual 12/2020
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Comparing correct and incorrect removed column lids
Column lid removed incorrectly; part of the lid is
still remaining
Column lid removed correctly
If the protocol requires use of spin columns with screw caps (e.g., Qproteome Albumin/IgG
Depletion Spin Columns), remove the screw cap from the spin column, and screw on a spin column
adapter ring (not supplied with the QIAcube Connect MDx; see section 10, Appendix B - QIAcube
Connect MDx Accessories) onto the column. The spin column adapter ring enables the robotic
gripper to transfer the column during the purification procedure. Break off the bottom closure of the
spin column before placing into the rotor adapter.
Mounting a spin column adapter ring.
Ensure that the tubes and spin columns have been pushed firmly into the appropriate rotor adapter
position.
Place the lids into the correct lid position of the rotor adapter as indicated on your screen in the
Lid
position
table column and the rotor adapter illustration. Make sure that the lids are pushed all the
way down to the bottom of the slots on the sides of the rotor adapter. Incorrectly positioned lids can
break off during centrifugation and cause the protocol run to crash.
