Molecular Devices StakMax User Manual page 77

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To load plates into a StakMax magazine
1. Remove the Unload Plate Ring from the Plate Loading Base and
set it aside. The Unload Plate Ring is not used for loading plates.
2. Place the stack of plates that you want to load onto the Plate
Loading Base.
3. Make sure the stack of plates is stable and seated securely on
the central portion of the base.
4. Carefully lower the empty magazine over the top of the stack of
plates on the Plate Loading Base.
Figure 2-7 Empty magazine being lowered over plate stack
5. Gently press down on the top of the magazine until the black
metal base is fully seated in the recessed channel of the Plate
Loading Base. When the empty magazine is fully seated, the
four (4) hooks at the four (4) corners at the bottom of the
magazine are released to stop the plates from falling off the
magazine.
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