Dynex DSX - 12.4 Basic Operations of the Plate Washer

Basic Operations of the Plate Washer
12-4 DSX™ System Service Manual
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12.4 Basic Operations of the Plate Washer
This section describes basic operations that occur when the plate washing activities are
performed. The various processes are selected as part of an assay via the application program
described in the operator’s manual. As an alternative, these steps can be performed on a
manual basis as described in Section 5.2.6.
The basic operations of the Microplate Washer include:
Initialization
Purge
Dispense
Aspirate
Soak
Fill
Bottom Wash
Sweep
Move to Strips
Terminate
Clean
12.4.1 Initialization
Initialization occurs at the beginning of a protocol and involves the powering up of the
Aspirate Pump as well as homing of the X, Y and Z motors.