Coupling Fluid - Labcyte Echo 520 User Manual

Destination microplates: All 96-, 384- and 1536-well plates that meet
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ANSI/SBS 1-2004 standards for plate dimensions and are less than 16 mm
in height.
Short and medium flange height microplates (SBS-3, 4.1 and 4.2) are
supported. Tall flange height microplates (SBS-3, 4.3) are not supported.
Supported microplate height (SBS-2, 4.2.1.1) is 8.0–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in).
Barcode types:
• Code 93
• Code 39
• Code 128
• Codabar
• Pharmacode
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• UPC/EAN

3.3.9 Coupling fluid

Fluid: Distilled water + algaecide.
Approved algaecide: Labcyte catalog number ECHO-AL04 (4 mL bottle
with dropper). Contact Labcyte to reorder.
Water/algaecide ratio: 50 μL (one drop) algaecide per 1000 mL distilled
water.
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ANSI=American National Standards Institute; SBS=Society for Biomolecular Sciences.
For information on plate standards, go to
http://www.slas.org/education/microplate.cfm
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