6 - Operation
Operating in Routine Operation Mode
Infinium LiHa and Infinium RoMa Operating Manual - Document # 1000000110155 v00
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ATTENTION
Crash or erroneous pipetting results when the wrong tips are loaded on the
worktable.
If tips are longer than expected:
Crash of the tips with the labware.
Wrong pipetting results because the tips are pressed against the bottom of the
container, which constricts the liquid flow through the tip orifice.
If tips are shorter than expected:
Aspiration of air instead of liquid, which may result in erroneous results.
Make sure that the tip lengths present on the worktable, correspond with the
ones defined in the application software.
Containers (Troughs, Bottles, etc.)
ATTENTION
Risk of mixing up containers during loading.
If you load containers without barcode identification, e.g. in a carrier that does not
allow the containers to be identified by the PosID, pay attention to the following:
Strictly follow the loading instructions provided by the software.
Double-check all containers for correct placement on the carrier.
Use of Tubes
For sample and reagent tubes, use the appropriate carriers (strip racks)
according to the following list.
Note:
For parameters other than listed here, choose the strip rack the tubes best
fit in and make sure they do not jam. The deviations in diameter must be adapted
within the Application Software.
In each rack, use tubes of one size only. Tube height and diameter must be
identical for all tubes.
ATTENTION
Make sure that all tubes are positioned correctly in the carrier and touch the rack
bottom, otherwise liquid level detection and clot detection might not work properly.
Tab. 6-1
Racks for sample and reagent tubes
Strip rack
Tube diameter, outside
with black insert
10 mm
with blue insert
12 to 13 mm
without insert (white)
15 to 16 mm