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Chapter 13 Maintain the Instrument
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Maintenance schedule
2. Tap any of the following buttons as needed.
Note: Buttons are active only if you sign in to the software.
• Ignore & skip—To acknowledge a task without marking it as complete.
• Mark complete—To mark a task as complete. Marking as complete updates the due date
listed on the screen.
• Export maintenance history—To generate a CSV file
(InstrumentName_Maintenance_History_Log_Date_Timestamp.csv) that lists all
skipped and completed events.
Daily instrument maintenance tasks
IMPORTANT! Use only the cleaning agents listed in this guide. Use of cleaning agents not listed in this
guide can impair instrument function.
Frequency
Daily
Clean the instrument surfaces of dried residue, spilled
buffer, or dirt.
Check for leaks and dried residue around the buffer-pin
valve, check valve, and array port lock.
If leaks persist, contact Technical Support.
If you use custom run modules that specify an oven
temperature that is below the ambient temperature,
empty the oven condensation reservoir.
Daily or before
Check for bubbles in the pump block and channels.
each run
Use the Remove Bubbles wizard to remove bubbles.
Note: A polymer pouch includes a small reserve volume
that is used for the Remove Bubbles maintenance
wizard, which consumes ~350 μL of polymer. The
reserve volume is sufficient to run the wizard ~4
times (including the remove bubbles step during other
maintenance wizards). If you manually run the Remove
Bubbles maintenance wizard >4 times, the volume of
polymer that is available for samples may be depleted.
Visually inspect the capillary tips to ensure that none are
crushed or damaged.
Before each run
Check consumables status to see the status for anode
buffer container, cathode buffer container, polymer, and
capillary array.
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Flex Series Genetic Analyzer with Instrument Software v1.0 User Guide
For information, see
"Clean the instrument"
on page 361
Figure 22
on page 376
"Use Smart Help to request
assistance from Technical Support or
Instrument Service"
on page 473
"Instrument interior components"
page 21
"Remove bubbles from the polymer
pump (wizard)"
on page 377
"Instrument interior components"
page 21
"Check consumables status"
page 66
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