Biotek MultiFlo FX - Handling Special Plates and Mini-Tubes; 1536 F - 1536-Well Flanged Plates; Peri-Pump Special Plate Handling

134 | Chapter 3: Operation
Handling Special Plates and Mini-tubes
Note: Also see the Plate Types Table on page 9.
l Peri-pump Special Plate Handling below
l Mini-Tube Racks on page 137
1536F - 1536-well Flanged Plates
Important: Crashes can occur! Remove unused manifolds when dispensing to 153F
plates.
To prevent an unused Peri-pump cassette or Syringe manifold from colliding with
the plate flange during dispensing:
l use both Syringe manifolds simultaneously, and,
l unload the Peri-pump cassette when it is not being
used;
l alternatively, remove the Syringe manifolds while
using the Peri-pump;
l limit protocols to one dispenser only, either the
Syringe or Peri-pump, i.e. run multiple protocols on a
plate when the assay requires using more than one
device.
To achieve the best dispense performance when processing 1536-well flanged
plates, the MultiFlo FX's default protocol settings specify a low dispense height to
position the dispense tubes as close as possible to the wells. When the dispense
arm holds multiple dispense manifolds, the manifolds not addressing the wells can
collide with the plate flanges during a dispense.
Peri-pump Special Plate Handling
Note: Applies to non-RAD cassettes only, i.e. standard 8-channel cassettes.
The Peri-pump supports several plate types, but vessels with fewer than 8 rows
require special handling. Some adjustment of or consideration of how the 8-channel
dispense head will address the plate is needed.
MultiFlo™ FX Multi-Mode Dispenser