Applied Biosystems 3730xl User Manual

Clean the instrument
1.
Ensure the oven door, the instrument door, and the stacker are closed.
2.
Press the Tray buon on the front of the instrument to move the autosampler to
the forward position.
3.
Wipe o liquid on or around the autosampler using a lint-free tissue.
4.
Clean the drip tray with deionized water and a lint-free tissue.
5.
Remove polymer build-up (crystals) on the instrument and the capillary tips
with deionized water and a lint-free tissue.
IMPORTANT! Do not use organic solv
ents to clean the instrument or any of its
components.
Replenish or change polymer type
Replace polymer that has been on the instrument for more than 1 w
eek.
1.
Remove the polymer from 4℃ storage.
2.
Loosen the cap and bring the polymer to room temperature.
3.
To dissolve deposits, tighten the cap and gently swirl the polymer.
IMPORTANT! W
ear gloves while handling polymer, the capillary array, septa, or
buer reservoirs.
1.
In the navigation pane of the Data Collection Softw
are, select
GA
Instruments4 ga37304 Instrument name.
2.
At the top of the screen, select W
izards4Replenish Polymer Wizard.
IMPORTANT! When this wizard runs, it introduces polymer into the anode buer jar
.
Replace the anode jar buer after you run this wizard. See “Fill the anode buer
jar“ on page 33.
Before using the
pol
ymer
Replenish the
pol
ymer
Chapter 9 Maint
enance
Clean the instrument
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Applied Biosystems 3730xl Specifications

General

Brand	Applied Biosystems
Model	3730xl
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English