Environmental Requirements - Thermo Scientific Applied Biosystems QuantStudio User Manual

Appendix B Specifications and Layout
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Environmental requirements

Environmental requirements
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Ensure that the installation room is maintained under correct environmental
conditions.
Condition
Installation site Indoor use only
Humidity Recommended range: 30% to 60% (noncondensing)
Temperature Recommended range: 18°C to 22°C
Thermal output During operation the net thermal output, based on the actual current
draw of the QuantStudio
be approximately 12 W (41 BTU/hr).
Vibration Ensure the instrument is not adjacent to strong vibration sources,
such as a centrifuge, pump, or compressor. Excessive vibration will
affect instrument performance.
Pollution The instrument has a Pollution Degree rating of II. The instrument may
only be installed in an environment that has nonconductive pollutants
such as dust particles or wood chips. Typical environments with a
Pollution Degree II rating are laboratories and sales and commercial
areas.
The noise output of the instrument is 0 dB at idle.
Other Ensure the room is away from any vents that could expel particulate
conditions material on the system components.
Avoid placing the instrument, computer, and UPS unit adjacent to
heaters, cooling ducts, or in direct sunlight.
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Note: See the ProFlex
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ProFlex 2 × Flat PCR System environmental requirements. See the GeneAmp
System 9700 Base Module User Manual (Pub. No. 4303481) for the GeneAmp
System 9700 environmental requirements.
Acceptable Range
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3D Digital PCR Instrument, is expected to
PCR System User Guide (Pub. No. MAN0007697) for the
QuantStudio ™ 3D Digital PCR System User Guide
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