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Appendix B: Preventive Maintenance,
Decontamination, and Disposal
Preventive Maintenance
IMPORTANT Before using a cleaning or decontamination method other than those
recommended by Fluidigm, verify with Fluidigm technical support that the proposed method
will not damage the equipment
This section describes how to clean and maintain your Juno system for optimal performance.
Preventive Maintenance Recommendations
For optimal performance of your Juno system, we recommend:
• Performing annual maintenance by a certified Fluidigm service technician.
• Ordering a replacement interface plate from Fluidigm when the plate is approaching its
lifetime expectancy of 2,000 runs.
• Only using replacement parts supplied by Fluidigm Corporation.
Clean the Thermal Cycler Chuck
We recommend cleaning the thermal cycler chuck once a day.
1 Allow system to cool down by waiting at least 5 minutes after the completion of a run
protocol.
CAUTION HOT SURFACE HAZARD. The thermal cycler chuck gets hot and can
burn your skin. Use caution when working near the chuck.
2 Tap OPEN on the Start screen.
3 Remove the IFC from the tray.
4 Moisten a lint-free cloth or soak lint-free swabs with 70% ethanol or 70% isopropyl
alcohol.
WARNING BIOHAZARD. If you are putting biohazardous material on the
instrument, use appropriate personal protective equipment and adhere to
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), a publication
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and to your lab's safety
protocol to limit biohazard risks. If biohazardous materials are used, properly
label the equipment as a biohazard. For more information, see the BMBL
guidelines online at cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/index.htm.
5 With the cloth or swabs, remove debris from the thermal cycler chuck by gently wiping
towards the vacuum holes according to the pattern of the chuck. Next, wipe along the
perimeter of the chuck:
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