
b.
Pull the instrument drawer forward to expose the sample block.
3.
Rinse the contaminated wells with deionized water (see “Detailed procedures for cleaning the
sample block”
4.
Close the drawer and test the sample block for contamination.
a.
Push the instrument drawer back in to the instrument.
b.
Plug in, then power on the instrument.
c.
Perform a background calibration to confirm that you have eliminated the contamination.
5.
If the contamination remains, clean the contaminated wells using a 95% ethanol solution.
a.
Repeat step 2 – step 3.
b.
Clean the contaminated wells using a 95% ethanol solution (see “Detailed procedures for
cleaning the sample block”
).
c.
Repeat step 3 – step 4 to rinse the sample block with deionized water and to confirm that you
have eliminated the contamination.
IMPORTANT!
Always use deionized water to rinse wells after cleaning with bleach or ethanol
solution.
6.
If the contamination remains, clean the contaminated wells using a 10% bleach solution.
a.
Repeat step 2 – step 3.
b.
Clean the contaminated wells using a 10% bleach solution (see “Detailed procedures for
cleaning the sample block”
).
c.
Repeat step 3 – step 4 to rinse the sample block with deionized water and to confirm that you
have eliminated the contamination.
IMPORTANT!
Always use deionized water to rinse wells after cleaning with bleach or ethanol
solution.
7.
If the contamination continues to remain, contact Support.
Chapter 6
Maintain the instrument
Decontaminate the sample block
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