Requirements For Partial-Head Liquid Handling - Agilent Technologies Bravo Platform User Manual

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Requirements for partial-head liquid handling

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Tasks performed at the 96AM Wash Station
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Clearance issues when using a partial head of cartridges
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The Bravo 96AM Head can perform liquid-handling tasks with a subset of the 96
channels (partial head) only if you are using AssayMAP cartridges or 250-µL pipette
tips. This topic provides guidelines to help ensure that any partial-head liquid handling
is done correctly.
Attempting to use the bare probes for liquid-handling tasks that employ fewer than
96 channels can cause a crash, resulting in damage to the Bravo 96AM Head.
To prevent potential crashes with the tall chimneys and walls of the 96AM Wash
Station, ensure that the well selection parameter is set to the entire plate for any task at
the 96AM Wash Station.
Attempting to perform a task at the 96AM Wash Station while a portion of the Bravo
96AM Head is offset above an adjacent location may result in a crash, causing
potential damage to the head. Ensure that you use the entire plate well selection for
any task at the 96AM Wash Station.
Using a single cartridge or an irregular array of cartridges can cause a potential head
crash. Ensure that the selection of cartridges originates at probe A1 and that the
selection of probes is contiguous. Carefully plan the deck layout and robot moves to
prevent potential collisions between the remaining bare probes and the items on the
Bravo deck.
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Requirements for partial-head liquid handling
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