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Problem Possible Cause What To Do
bottom of trough during
Prime or Maintenance.
Contact BioTek TAC.
In-line vacuum filter
plugged.
Replace or remove the in-line vacuum filter.
Loose covers on waste
bottle.
Firmly tighten waste bottle cover.
Dispense rate too fast for
volume selected.
Specify slower dispense Flow Rate or lower
volume.
Faulty vacuum pump. Contact BioTek TAC.
Insufficient or no vacuum. Firmly seat the waste bottle cover.
Check all external tubing for kinks or clogs.
When the program begins, you should be able to
hear the vacuum pump turn on. If it is not turning
on, contact BioTek TAC.
If the vacuum pump turns on, remove the
vacuum tubing from the back of the instrument
and put your finger over the port. If there is no
vacuum, contact BioTek TAC.
Uneven
dispensing
of fluid;
wells not
filled.
Clogged dispense tubes on
the washer manifold.
Clean the Washer Manifolds
Manifold or tubing not
adequately primed.
Run W-DAY_RINSE once or twice.
Dispense flow rate too
low.
Define a higher dispense Flow Rate.
Microplate aspiration
height adjustment too high
or too low.
Change the aspirate height (Z-axis position) in
the protocol.
Dripping
dispense
tubes
Dispense tubing routed
incorrectly.
Connect the fluid supply bottle tube to the bottom
port of the syringe pump. Contact BioTek TAC if
the problem persists.
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