Loading A Rack Of Labware; Loading A Rack For Topwriting; Figure 4-1: 1.5Ml Microcentrifuge Tube In A 3303 Topwriting Rack - Thermo Scientific ID Scribe User Manual

Chapter 4

Loading a Rack of Labware

This chapter shows you how to load tubes into racks.
Each tube or vial for TopWriting™ (generally writing on tube or vial
Loading a
caps) is inserted lengthwise into a circular hole. You may place the tube
Rack for
in any rotational orientation, but given the fact that the printing is always
horizontal, orienting the tube width-wise probably provides the largest
TopWriting
writing area. The tubes do not have to be completely bottomed out but
getting close generally yields the best results.
After your tubes have been loaded into the rack, you will need to load
the rack into the ID Scribe. There are two pins in the base of the ID
Scribe. The left pin is a little larger than the right pin. This prevents the
rack from being loaded in the incorrect orientation. The left side of the
rack has a hole which will fit onto the left pin.
The right side of the rack has a slot which will fit onto the right pin.
The rack for top writing loads onto the base of the machine (Fig. 4-1).
Figure 4–1. 1.5mL microcentrifuge tube in a 3303 TopWriting
Rack
Note TopWriting Racks do not require a spacer
underneath.
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