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3
Place the labware directly through the open rack doors so that the bottom labware
rests on the rack stacker grippers. Ensure the labware is level in the rack.
4
To close the doors, press the thumb tabs inward until the doors snap shut.
To remove labware from a front-load rack:
1
If the rack is mounted on the BenchCel device, verify that the stack is in the
unloaded state.
To unload the stack, open BenchCel Diagnostics. On the
Control
page, click
Stacker
,
and then choose
Unload Plates
. Alternatively, you can click
Unload All
to unload all
the stacks.
2
To open the rack doors, slide the black Door-release buttons forward on each side
of the rack, while pressing outward on the thumb tabs.
3
Carefully, lift the labware out through the front of the rack.
Related information
For information about...
See...
Mounting the rack on the BenchCel
Microplate Handler or removing the
rack from the device
“Installing and uninstalling the labware
racks” on page 123
How to handle the racks safely
“Handling the labware racks” on page 117
Automation-ready labware
“Labware considerations” on page 27
Changing labware parameters
•
“Changing labware parameters” on
page 154
•
VWorks Automation Control Setup
Guide
