Wash Pump And Channels Maintenance Wizard - Thermo Scientific appliedbiosystems SeqStudio Flex Series User Manual

Wash Pump and Channels maintenance wizard

Wash Pump and Channels—Time and materials required
Use the Wash Pump and Channels maintenance wizard to prime the polymer pump with conditioning
reagent, then fill the polymer pump with fresh polymer. This function is automatically performed during
other wizards as needed.
Run this wizard if you observe that polymer has dried in the polymer block or if you suspect
contamination in the pump block.
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Time required
Materials required
Tap Next to continue.
Wash Pump and Channels—Remove polymer pouch, install conditioning reagent
pouch, then wash pump
In this procedure, you replace the polymer pouch with a conditioning reagent pouch, install an empty
anode buffer container (ABC) to capture waste, then wash the pump and channels with conditioning
reagent.
1. Allow the refrigerated polymer to equilibrate to ambient temperature (15–30°C) before use.
2. Open the instrument doors.
SeqStudio ™ Flex Series Genetic Analyzer with Instrument Software v1.0 User Guide
~45 minutes
• Conditioning reagent pouch
• Empty Anode Buffer Container (ABC)
• Polymer pouch equilibrated to room temperature (15–30°C)
• Purified water (distilled or deionized)
• Lint-free lab wipe
Chapter 13 Maintain the Instrument
Maintenance wizard procedures
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