Applied Biosystems 3500 User Manual

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Figure 6 8-s
trip fast tube assembly
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Plate retainer
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Septa
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8-strip tubes
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96-well tray
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Plate base
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Place the tubes in the 96-w
ell tray.
IMPORTANT! The array tips will be damaged if the plate retainer and septa strip
holes do not align correctly.
2.
(8-strip standard tube only) Place the retainer on the tubes.
3.
Align the holes in the septa strip with the retainer (8-strip standard tube) or the
tubes (8-strip fast tube), then rmly press down.
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Place the tray-tube-retainer assembly into the plate base.
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Snap the plate retainer (cov
er) onto the plate, septa, and plate base.
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Verify that the holes of the plate retainer and the septa strip are aligned. If holes
are not aligned, re-assemble and then assemble the plate assembly.
7.
If the reagents of any well contain bubbles or are not located at the boom of the
well, briey centrifuge the plate, remove the plate from the centrifuge, and verify
that each sample is positioned correctly in the boom of its well.
Chapter 3 Set up and run
Prepare and load sample plates
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Applied Biosystems 3500 Specifications

General

Number of capillaries	8
Capillary Length	50 cm
Laser	Solid-state laser
Instrument Type	Capillary electrophoresis system
Technology	Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)
Weight	95 kg
Power Requirements	100–240 V