QIAcube Connect MDx User Manual 12/2020
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Centrifuge
The centrifuge is equipped with 12 swing-out buckets, each of which can hold a disposable rotor
adapter. Up to 12 samples can be processed per run. For ease of use and high process safety, a
grey line marks the side of the bucket that must face toward the center of the rotor. All centrifuge
buckets must be mounted before starting a run, regardless of the number of samples to be processed.
Be sure to follow the loading instructions provided by the software to ensure correct loading of the
centrifuge.
The centrifuge can also be operated individually via the touchscreen (refer to section 6.6.3,
Operating the centrifuge after cleaning).
Note
: Be sure to follow the centrifuge loading instructions provided by the software.
WARNING
Risk of personal injury and material damage
[W5]
To prevent plastic crash, load the tubes properly. After a plastic crash, sharp
plastic particles could be inside the centrifuge. Be careful when handling
items inside the centrifuge.
WARNING
Risk of personal injury and material damage
[W20]
Raise the centrifuge lid carefully. The lid is heavy and may cause injury if it
falls.
Shaker
The heated orbital shaker enables fully automated lysis of up to 12 samples. Two kinds of shaker
adapters are available for 2 ml microcentrifuge tubes and 2 ml screw-cap tubes. Sample tubes are
placed into a rack that fits onto the shaker adapter. The lid of each microcentrifuge tube or shaker
rack plug of each screw-cap tube is held in a slot at the edge of the shaker rack. This ensures that
microcentrifuge tubes cannot be displaced during sample processing and allows shaker loading to
be checked. The shaker can also be operated individually via the touchscreen (see section 5.1,
QIAcube Connect MDx software).
