Thermo Scientific KingFisher Flex, User Manual

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Functional Description
KingFisher Flex magnetic particle processor
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The back view of the KingFisher Flex instrument is shown in
Figure 2
–4 and the side view in Figure 2–5.
Figure 2
–4.
KingFisher Flex back view
Figure 2
–5.
KingFisher Flex side view
The KingFisher Flex (Figure 2
–6) has room for eight plates. The tip combs
are compatible with the plates. During the individual steps, the plates are
kept stationary, and the only moving assembly is the processing head with
tip comb and magnetic rods. The head consists of two vertically moving
platforms. One is needed for the magnetic rods (24 or 96 pieces) and the
other one for the plastic tip comb.
Up to eight plates can be simultaneously on the turntable. However, during
one sample processing, the protocol enables the use of more than eight
plates in total. One tip comb contains 24 or 96 tips used for processing 24
or 96 samples at a time.
Before starting the magnetic particle processing via the keypad and
display, the samples and reagents are dispensed into the plates and the tip
comb is placed onto a KingFisher plate, from which it is automatically
loaded. The plates are placed onto the turntable into the corresponding
plate stations according to the protocol instructions. During the operation,
Back / side view
KingFisher Flex
magnetic
particle
processor
ON/OFF switch
Cooling-air inlet USB port Type label
Serial port RS-232C
Cooling-air outlet Warning marking
Mains power
supply connector