The wells that are injected in a quadrant depend on the plate size and the instrument.
Figure 9 Exampl
e: Quadrant 1 on a 384-well plate
Table 3 Default injection order for all plate and capillary options
Number of
c
apillaries
Plate size Default priority Plate quadrant
First well in the
injection
96 384-well 1 Q1 Well A1
2 Q2 Well B1
3 Q3 Well A2
4 Q4 Well B2
48 96-well 1 Q1, injection 1 Well A1
Q1, injection 2 Well A2
48 384-well 1 Q1, injection 1 Well A1
Q1, injection 2 Well A3
2 Q2, injection 1 Well B1
Q2, injection 2 Well B3
3 Q3, injection 1 Well A2
Q3, injection 2 Well A4
4 Q4, injection 1 Well B2
Q4, injection 2 Well B4
Note: With a 384-well plate and a 48-capillary array, you can change the run order of the
main quadrant (bold numbers above) but not the injection numbers.
Chapter 5 Run the instrument
Understanding run modes and default injection positions
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