Mechanical Checks Before Switching On - Thermo Scientific Wellwash Versa User Manual

Installation

Mechanical checks before switching on

Mechanical
checks before
switching on
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7. Check that correct wash heads are installed.
8. Check that the wash head configuration matches the configuration
specified by the protocol. Calibrate the wash head if not yet
calibrated.
9. Ensure that the priming vessel is empty and correctly installed.
10. Fit the microplate in the correct orientation appropriate for the
wash head configuration. Note that if you do not load the
microplate correctly onto the instrument, this will result in liquid
spillage.
Caution Mismatching the wash head and plate orientation may cause
spillage. ▲
11. Select the number of strips to be processed correctly. If there are
strips missing on a plate, ensure that they are not selected for
processing. If there are unused wells on the strip, it is recommended
to fill unused wells with the same amount of deionized distilled
water as in the used wells.
Before switching the instrument on:
Move the wash head arm up and down, and the plate carrier back
●
and forth to ensure that they move freely (Figure 2–22).
Lift the wash head arm up and move the plate carrier under the
●
wash head. Lower the wash head arm, with the wash head in place,
so that the tips touch the plate carrier. Then move the plate carrier
until the tips are aligned with the small circular indentations on the
surface of the plate carrier. Check that the outermost tips in the
wash head are directly above the indentations to ensure that the
wash head arm is at a right angle to the plate carrier.
Figure 2–22. Alignment check
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