Thermo Scientific appliedbiosystems SeqStudio Flex Series User Manual page 396

Chapter 13 Maintain the Instrument
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Maintenance wizard procedures
3. Remove the capillary array:
a. Loosen the array port lock by turning it ~1/4 turn counter-clockwise until it stops. Adjust it
until the rectangular opening aligns with the rectangular head of the array tip.
Figure 42 Array port lock
Array port lock and array-port end of the capillary array
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Retractable end of capillary array that protects the tip (slides to the right when you squeeze tab 1 and tab 2
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Tab 1
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Tab 2
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b. Grasp the array-port end of the array and ease the tip out of the pump block.
c. Slide the retractor tab on the array to the right until it clicks into place in the retracted position.
Figure 43 Retracted end of the capillary array exposes the array tip
End retracted
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