Agilent Technologies PlateLoc User Manual

Chapter 4: Sealing plates
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Loading an insert and a plate
About this topic This topic explains how to load an insert and a plate in the PlateLoc.
Before you start Make sure:
❑ The PlateLoc is turned on.
❑ The air is turned on and the door is open.
❑ Gas-Purging PlateLocs only. The oxygen monitor is turned on.
❑ Gas-Purging PlateLocs only. The argon source (house or cylinder) is
turned on.
❑ The seal is properly loaded.
❑ Lab automation systems only. Communication between the
controlling computer and the PlateLoc is established.
❑ The sealing parameters are set correctly.
❑ The PlateLoc is warmed up or cooled down to the sealing
temperature.
Standalone device
procedure
To load a plate and an insert in the standalone device:
1. Place the removable plate stage on the plate-stage support.
2. Optional. Place the insert on the plate stage.
3. Place the plate on the insert or plate stage. Make sure the plate is
level and the plate skirt is within the raised tabs on the plate stage.
00198
PlateLoc
plate insert
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Plate
Insert (optional)
Plate stage
Plate-stage support

Agilent Technologies PlateLoc Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	PlateLoc
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English