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Maintaining Your Instrument
Decontaminating the Instrument
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To decontaminate the pedestals
To decontaminate the instrument surfaces
Related Topics
• Clean Pedestals
• Recondition Pedestals
• Clean Touchscreen
1. Lift the instrument arm and clean the upper and lower
pedestal with a new laboratory wipe.
2. Pipette 2–3 μL diluted bleach solution (see Supplies
needed ) onto the lower pedestal.
3. Lower the arm and wait 2–3 minutes.
4. Lift the arm and clean both pedestals with a new wipe.
5. Pipette 3–5 μL DI H
2
O onto the lower pedestal.
6. Lower the arm and wait 2–3 minutes.
7. Lift the arm and clean both pedestals with a new wipe.
1. Dampen a clean, soft cloth or laboratory wipe with the
diluted bleach solution (see Supplies needed ) and use it to
gently wipe the outside surfaces of the instrument.
2. Use a clean cloth or wipe dampened with DI H
2
O to
remove the bleach solution.