Molecular Devices StakMax User Manual page 83

StakMax Microplate Handling System User Guide
4. The magazine picks up all of the plates except the bottom plate.
See Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5 Magazine does not pick up last plate when loaded
from the bottom.
Note: Always stack one extra plate if you are loading the
magazine from the bottom because the bottom plate is not
picked up.
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