Removing Heads; Wrist Ground Strap Attached To The Deck - Beckman Coulter Biomek NX User Manual

Multichannel Pod
Interchangeable Heads

Removing Heads

CAUTION
To prevent damage due to electrical static discharge (ESD), wear a wrist ground
strap when handling a multichannel head.
NOTE
A wrist ground strap, which must be attached to the instrument deck (base plate) using the "alligator"
clip, is supplied with the Biomek NX instrument
Figure 1.3 Wrist ground strap attached to the deck
1. Strap portion of wrist ground strap snugly attached to the wrist
2. "Alligator" clip clamped to the instrument deck (base plate)
The same method is used to remove the 96-Channel 20 μL Head, 96-Channel 200 μL Head, and
384-Channel 30 μL Head.
Removing a head from the Multichannel Pod includes:
• removing the bottom cover
• removing the head
Removing the Bottom Cover
To remove the bottom cover to expose the head:
1
In
Hardware Setup
NOTE
A Multichannel Pod is identified with a 96 or 384.
1-4
, select the appropriate Multichannel Pod.
(Figure 1.3).
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