Degree Orientation For Liquid Handlers - Biotek BioStack 4 Operator's Manual

orientation (front-facing integration) is possible with these liquid handlers and
* 0°
the
BIOSTACK2WR
If your instrument requires a wrist angle other than the default (shipped) setting
you must follow the procedure:
The wrist angle designates the position of the gripper:
-90° angle
clockwise
When viewed from above, the +90° angle setting turns the wrist counterclockwise,
the -90° turns the wrist clockwise, and the 0° angle does not turn the wrist.
Always put the barcode scanner on the opposite side of the gripper's position.
n
+90°/90° put scanner on right side; -90 put the scanner on the left side of the
instrument as you are facing it.

0 Degree Orientation for Liquid Handlers

Most BioTek liquid handlers can interface with the
or 0° orientation. This may be necessary to fit both the instrument and the BioStack
in a safety hood, for example. Or when bench space is limited.
This option is not supported with BioStack 3 or BioStack 4.
n
Change the dipswitch setting as described below. Attach the BioStack aligning plate
to the instrument's aligning plate in the front holes provided, as shown here:
.
See 0 Degree Orientation for Liquid Handlers below
Change Setting for Wrist Angle on page 29
+90° angle
counterclockwise
Remove the Shipping Hardware—BioStack 4 | 27
BIOSTACK2WR
.
0° angle
no rotation
in a front-facing
BioTek Instruments, Inc.