Chapter 13 Maintain the Instrument
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Maintain the pump (wizards)
Maintain the pump (wizards)
IMPORTANT! Wear appropriate protection, including gloves, laboratory goggles, and coat whenever
you work with the fluids used on this instrument, or parts that may come into contact with these fluids.
IMPORTANT! To minimize background fluorescence, use clean, powder-free gloves whenever you
handle the pump assembly or any item in the polymer path.
Parts of the polymer delivery pump
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Figure 22 Polymer delivery pump (PDP)
Polymer block
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Buffer-pin valve
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Anode buffer container (ABC)
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Port used to flush the water trap
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Array port lock
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Water trap waste container
Check valve fitting
Polymer pouch lever
Polymer pouch
Drip tray