Recommended Maintenance Schedule - Applied Biosystems 7900HT User Manual

Chapter 7 Maintaining the Instrument

Recommended Maintenance Schedule

Maintenance
Schedule
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The following table includes a list of tasks that should be performed on the
Applied Biosystems 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System regularly.
Table 7-1 Maintenance Schedule for the 7900HT Instrument
Interval
Su M T W Th F S
Week (7 Days)
Su M T W Th F S
Month (30 Days)
January July
Su M T W Th F S Su M T W Th F S
Semi-Annually
(6 Months)
*Perform a background run before each Pure Dye Run.
DRAFT
Task
Archive SDS Files
Perform a Background Run
Check (and if necessary replace) Gripper Finger
Pads
Defragment the Computer Hard Drive
Perform a Pure Dye Run *
Check Applied Biosystems Web Site for Software
Updates
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