Performing A Gripper Functional Check; Required Equipment; To Perform A Gripper Functional Check - Molecular Devices StakMax User Manual

Installation and Set Up

Performing a Gripper Functional Check

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Following gripper alignment, perform the following functional check
procedure to make sure that the StakMax microplate handler is
operational.

Required Equipment

• 5 empty microplates (located in the accessory kit)

To perform a gripper functional check

1. Turn on the StakMax microplate handler.
2. Open the SoftMax Pro Software. Click the StakMax button.
3. Place 5 microplates in the input stack or the magazine.
4. Click the Scripting button.
5. Click Open.
6. Select the Functional Check protocol and click Open.
7. Click the Run button.
The first of 5 plates is now loaded into the read drawer.
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The drawer closes then re-opens.
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The plate is picked up and placed in the output stack.
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The process continues for all of the plates.
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After the plates have been processed, they are moved from
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the output stack and are re-stacked in the input stack.
This repeats 10 times for a total of 50 plate load/unload
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cycles.
If the plates are stacked properly, your StakMax system passed
the functional check.
8. Click Done to close the Scripting window.
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