Laboratory Equipment - Miele PG 8536 Operating Instructions Manual

Laboratory equipment

Wide-necked labware, e. g. beakers,
wide-necked Erlenmeyer flasks and
Petri dishes, or cylindrical items, e. g.
test tubes, can be cleaned inside and
out by the rotating spray arms. For
proper cleaning, load these items in
full, half or quarter inserts, and place
them in an empty lower basket or upper
basket with spray arm.
For narrow-necked equipment, e. g.
narrow-necked Erlenmeyer flasks,
round-bottomed flasks, measuring
cylinders and pipettes, you will need to
use mobile injector units or injector
baskets.
This section only covers basic
information on how to prepare and load
labware.
How to load the machine
Prepare items before loading
^ Empty all glassware before loading
into the machine. Comply with all
applicable infection-control
regulations.
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Ensure that no acid or solvent
residues, especially hydrochloric
acid or chlorides, get inside the
machine.
^ Remove all agar residue from Petri
dishes.
^ Shake or scrape out all blood residue
and clots from test tubes.
^ Remove all stoppers, corks, labels,
sealing wax residue, etc.
^ Small parts, such as stoppers and
caps, should be secured in suitable
small parts baskets.
Please note:
^ Petri dishes and similar items should
be loaded in a suitable insert, with
the soiled side facing the middle
traverse axis.
^ Load pipettes with the tip facing
down.
^ Quarter inserts should be placed at
least 3 cm away from the edge of the
mobile unit.
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