Agilent Technologies Bravo Platform User Manual page 265

E Diagnostics quick reference
Dispense to Waste task parameters
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Parameter
Dynamic tip retraction
(mm/µL)
Perform tip touch on North/
East side
Tip touch retract distance
(–20 to 50 mm)
Tip touch horizontal offset
(–5 to 5 mm)
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Description
The rate at which to raise the pipette head during
the Dispense to Waste task.
Use dynamic tip retraction to prevent spills as the
pipette tips displace the liquid.
To move the pipettes:
•
At the same rate as the volume change.
Calculate dynamic tip retraction (DTR) as
follows:
DTR = (well depth)/(well vol) = 1/A, where A is
the cross-sectional area of a well with straight
walls
•
Faster than the volume change.
DTR > 1/A
•
Slower than the volume change.
DTR < 1/A
The starting and ending positions can be
calculated as follows:
(V * DTR) + Distance
dispensed
The option to touch the tip on an outer side of the
adjacent northeast chimney or wall in the Tip
Wash Station after performing the dispense.
The vertical distance for the pipette tips to rise
before performing the tip touch.
The horizontal distance the tips move. The value
is based on the well diameter specified by the
labware definition.
For example, if you set a value of:
•
0, the tips move a horizontal distance equal to
the well radius
•
> 0, the tips attempt to move past the well
radius, which results in a more forceful tip
touch
•
< 0, the tips move a distance less than the
radius of the well, resulting in a lighter tip
touch
See...
"Opening Bravo Diagnostics" on page 24
Bravo Platform User Guide
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