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V&P Scientific, Inc.  

Technical Note 115A 

 

 
 
 

Technical Note 115A 

 

CARE AND USE OF THE VP 179A JIG  

WITH ASPIRATION MANIFOLD 

 

 

 

Figure 1:  VP 179A Jig with Aspiration Manifold 

 

PARTS GUIDE FOR VP 179A MANIFOLD JIG

 Jig Slot for Shoulder Bolt 

 Shoulder Bolt Head 

 Manifold Hold-Down 

Screw 

 Manifold Hold-Down Bar 

 X Positioning Screw

  6 

 Y Position Screw 

  7 

 Z Bar Stop Thumb 

Screw 
  8 

 Z Arm Lever 

  9 

 Z Arm Nylon Pressure 

Screw 
10 

 Vacuum Outlet Fitting 

11 

 Vacuum Tube Support 

Arm 
12 

 Vacuum Tubing 

13 

 Microplate Platform  

14 

 Spacer 

15 

 Bubble Level 

 

13 

15 

 

Summary of Contents for VP 179A

Page 1: ...FOR VP 179A MANIFOLD JIG 1 Jig Slot for Shoulder Bolt 2 Shoulder Bolt Head 3 Manifold Hold Down Screw 4 Manifold Hold Down Bar 5 X Positioning Screw 6 Y Position Screw 7 Z Bar Stop Thumb Screw 8 Z Ar...

Page 2: ...osition always loosen the X Positioning Screws first in the direction the manifold is to be moved before tightening the opposing X Positioning Screws Failure to do this can pull the Shoulder Bolt 2 ou...

Page 3: ...Stops b Adjusting Nylon Pressure Screw for Z Arm control 2 Slide an empty microplate into the Microplate Platform 13 To set the plate height where the pins stop 1mm from the bottom of the wells place...

Page 4: ...Stop Thumb Screws 7 to lock the maximum microplate position in place 5 Loosen the Nylon Pressure Screw 9 lower the Microplate Platform and remove the microplate 6 Remove the paper spacer from the Micr...

Page 5: ...Valve 4 Connect the in line shut off valve to the Vacuum Outlet Fitting 10 with Vacuum Tubing 12 5 Place the Vacuum Tubing 12 in the Support Arm 11 secure to the Jig IMPORTANT NOTE The Aspiration Disp...

Page 6: ...ATION MANIFOLDS 1 If a single well not emptying properly locate the clogged tube corresponding to the well Insert the rapier metal wire included with the Manifold into the clogged tube This should rem...

Page 7: ...P Scientific In the event this product fails under normal laboratory conditions within the specified period of time because of a defect in material or workmanship V P Scientific will at its option re...

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