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Operator’s Manual · Version 3.1 A-43
Cedex Bio System 3 Hardware
Main components
Main components
The following figure illustrates the main components of the Cedex Bio instrument.
Rotor Provides a cooled area for reagents (cooling assembly) and a heated channel for
cuvettes. It moves the containers to the correct position for loading, removal,
pipetting, and measuring.
Transfer unit Pipettes sample, reagent, and other fluids from their source to target containers such
as cuvettes or the wash station.
Photometer unit Contains the absorbance photometer used for making absorbance measurements.
PCB main board Controls the instrument hardware.
A Rotor
B Transfer unit
C Photometer unit
D PCB main board
E Degasser
F Sample area
G Display
H Syringe assembly
I Front USB port
J External fluid rack
K Printer
Figure A-9 Main hardware components
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K
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H