Microlab
®
STAR Service Manual
9-5
9.5 Half-yearly Maintenance
Action Available Program
1. Decontaminate and clean exposed Surfaces
• Deck
• Docking Station
• Loading trays
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• Instrument Covers
• Pipetting Arm housing
• Autoload ribbon
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• Spillage Trays
• Air filter, replace if necessary.
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Attention:
• Do not grease Y-Spindles Pipetting Arm
• Do not use any Cleaning liquids other than on Spindles to remove old grease.
Avoid any contact with the CO-RE O-Ring as this may shorten its life span.
2. Uncover Pipetting Arm
• Check Cable connections onto Pipetting
Channels.
• Check and clean Y- Spindle on Pipetting Arm.
Spindle must not be greased at all.
If needed, e.g. when step losses in Y occurs,
Silicon oil may used to apply a thin layer onto
the Y-Spindle.
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3. On Pipetting Heads:
• Replace CO-RE O-Rings
• Check Stop Disk(s)
check for any scratches, blocked bore, or visible
damage, and replace if such is the case.
• Check Tip ejection Tube(s)
check against contamination and damage.
Ensure it glides smoothly.
For replacement
Procedures refer to
section 7.8 Pipetting
Heads on page 7-32.
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Microlab
®
-STAR Instrument with Autoload Option only
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