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Hardware Overview (continued)

Figure 6. Magnetic assembly components and platform.

Figure 6 shows the hardware components inside the machine. The Magnetic Rod Assembly varies depending on the

configuration (SEV or LEV). Figure 6, Panel A, shows the SEV hardware configuration indicating the slides, which

allow the Plungers to move up and down; the Magnetic Rod Assembly, which holds the magnets in place; and the

Plunger Bar, which contains the Magnetic Rods. Figure 6, Panel B, shows the LEV hardware configuration that

incorporates an adaptor to hold the LEV Magnetic Rods and LEV Plunger Bar. Figure 6, Panel C, shows the

Maxwell

16 Platform, indicating the slots where the SEV cartridges and Elution Tubes are placed. For LEV, the

cartridge sample rack containing the LEV cartridges is placed on the platform (rack not shown).

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A. Standard Elution Volume (SEV) Configuration

Magnetic rod

assembly

Magnetic rod

assembly

Plunger bar

Standard magnetic rods

B. Low Elution Volume (LEV) Configuration

Plunger bar

LEV plunger bar

adaptor

LEV plunger bar

adaptor

C. Maxwell

16 Platform

C. Maxwell

16 Platform

C. Maxwell

16 Platform

Reagent

cartridge slots

Heated elution

tube slots

Linear slides

LEV magnetic rods

16 Platform

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