Applied Biosystems 3500 User Manual

384-well plate assembly
IMPORTANT! Use the correct plate base for 384-well plates. Using the wrong plate
base may aect performance. See Appendix D, “Catalog numbers“ for plate assembly
specications and catalog numbers.
1.
Place the sample plate into the plate base.
2.
Place the septum on the plate and press down to seat.
3.
If the reagents of any w
ell 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.
1.
Click the Tray buon on the front panel to move the autosampler to the front
position, then open the instrument door.
2.
Place the plate in the autosampler with the labels facing you (or the instrument
door) and the notched corner of the plate in the notched corner of the
autosampler.
3.
Close the instrument door to initialize the instrument.
Load the plate in
the ins
trument
Chapter 3 Set up and run
Prepare and load sample plates
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3500/3500xL Genetic Analyzer User Guide—Data Collection Software v3.1

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