Replace The Instrument Fuses; Materials Required; Replace The Fuses - Thermo Scientific Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 6 Pro User Manual

• Clean the sample block with 95% ethanol.
a. Pipet a small volume of 95% ethanol solution into each contaminated well.
b. In each well, pipet the solution up and down several times to rinse the well.
c. Pipet the ethanol solution to a waste beaker.
IMPORTANT! Always use deionized water to rinse wells after cleaning with bleach or ethanol
solution.
• Clean the sample block with 10% bleach.
a. Pipet a small volume of 10% bleach solution into each contaminated well.
b. In each well, pipet the solution up and down several times to rinse the well.
c. Pipet the bleach solution to a waste beaker.
IMPORTANT! Always use deionized water to rinse wells after cleaning with bleach or ethanol
solution.

Replace the instrument fuses

CAUTION! FIRE HAZARD. For continued protection against the risk of fire, replace fuses only with
listed and certified fuses of the same type and rating as those currently in the instrument.

Materials required

• Fuses (2) – 10A, Time-Lag T, 250VAC, 5 × 20 mm
• Safety glasses
• Powder-free gloves
• Screwdriver, flathead

Replace the fuses

1. Power off, then unplug the instrument.
2. Allow the instrument cool for 15 minutes.
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