Shut Down Instrument Maintenance Wizard - Thermo Scientific appliedbiosystems SeqStudio Flex Series User Manual

Chapter 13 Maintain the Instrument
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Maintenance wizard procedures

Shut Down Instrument maintenance wizard

Shut Down Instrument—Time and materials required
Use the Shut Down Instrument maintenance wizard to shut down the instrument for a storage period
>2 weeks.
This wizard instructs you to remove the capillary array and polymer, install conditioning reagent, and
wash the pump and channels with conditioning reagent.
Item
Time required
Materials required
Tap Next to continue.
Shut Down Instrument—Remove capillary array
WARNING! SHARP The electrodes on the load-end of the capillary array have small, blunt ends that
can lead to piercing injury.
IMPORTANT! If an autosampler error or a "power save" message is displayed, or if the CBC is not in
the forward, home position when you need to remove the capillary array, see "Check the position of the
cathode buffer container (CBC)"
420
~55 minutes
• Detection cell cover
• Array tip cover
• Array electrode cover
• Conditioning reagent pouch
• Empty Anode Buffer Container (ABC)
• Array port plug (from the holder on the pump block near the buffer
valve)
• Purified water (distilled or deionized)
• Lint-free lab wipes
on page 483.
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