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V&P Scientific, Inc.  

Technical Note 115A 

 

Figure 3: Registration Plates

 

 

Setting the Z Height 

1.

 

Use the thumbscrew to loosen the Z Bar Stop (7) (Figure 4a). 

 

 

Figure 4: (a) Adjusting Z Bar 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 a 1mm thick piece of 

paper, or “Spacer” (14) under the microplate.  Raise the Z Arm 

Lever (8) until the metal 

tubes just touch the bottom of the wells. 

VP 903R-96, -384, -1536 

4a 

4b 

13 

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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