Manually Moving The Head Or Gripper - Agilent Technologies Bravo Platform User Manual

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Releasing tip box stripper pins
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Manually moving the head or gripper

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C AU T I O N
Bravo Platform User Guide
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Insert the end of a 2-mm hex wrench into the head of one of the pins, and very
gently push the pin down into the pipette head until you feel the pin stop.
Verify that the pin is properly seated, as the preceding figure shows. If the pin
has an arrow, the square end of the arrow should disappear or be barely visible.
If the pin hits a stop before it retracts completely, the pin locking mechanism is
above instead of below the locking dowel. While removing any downward pressure
on the pin head, gently rotate the pin in quarter-turn increments until you feel the pin
drop into the seated position.
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When the pin is properly seated, rotate it counterclockwise no more than 180
until it locks.
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Repeat this procedure for the other pins.
To release the retracted tip box stripper pins:
1
Insert a 2-mm hex wrench into the pin head.
2
Turn the wrench clockwise to release the pin.
3
Repeat this procedure for the other pins.
For information about...
Using the serial dilution task
Setting the head mode to pipette by
row
Removing and installing a liquid-
handling head
This topic describes how to disable the axis servo motors, so that you can move the
head manually. For example, you might want to move the head position when
changing liquid-handling heads or cleaning the Bravo Platform.
Moving the Bravo head or gripper in any of its axes without first disabling the
servo motors can damage the device.
4 Maintenance and troubleshooting

Manually moving the head or gripper

See...
VWorks Automation Control User Guide
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VWorks Automation Control User
Guide
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"Performing a task using Bravo
Diagnostics" on page 100
"Changing the Bravo head" on page 63
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