Agilent Technologies 2100 - Overview

116 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
8 Maintenance of the Electrode Cartridge
Overview
Overview
The cleaning procedure of the electrode cartridge depends on the assay that is
run on the 2100 Bioanalyzer system. For details see “How to Clean the Pin Set
of the Electrode Cartridge” on page 126. Table 4 on page 116 gives an overview
on the different cleaning procedures.
Table 4 Maintenance of the Electrode Cartridge
Assay Before each run After each run Monthly or after liquid spill: pin
set cleaning
DNA and
Protein
Optional:
Electrode cleaner:
deionized H
2
O for 10 seconds.
Electrode cleaner:
deionized H
2
O for 10 seconds.
With brush:
deionized H
2
O or isopropanol.
RNA Nano Electrode cleaner:
• RNaseZAP for 60 seconds.
• RNase free H
2
O for
10 seconds.
Electrode cleaner:
• RNase free H
2
O for
10 seconds.
RNase decontamination with
brush:
• RNaseZAP.
• RNase free H
2
O.
RNA Pico and
Small RNA
Electrode cleaner:
• RNase free H
2
O for
5minutes.
Electrode cleaner:
• RNase free H
2
O for
30 seconds.
RNase decontamination with
brush:
• RNaseZAP
• RNase free H
2
O
NOTE
Electrode cleaner should be filled with 350 µL of solution (H
2
0 or RNaseZAP).
NOTE
Electrode Pinset must be completely dry before adding a chip and initiating a new run.