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6. Set Up and Operate Stacker Base Unit
1. Turn the WellMate unit and the WellMate stacker
base unit on.
2. Align the 96-well plate.
a. Turn the WellMate off and place a 96-well plate
onto the plate shuttle. Keep the WellMate stacker
powered on throughout this procedure.
b. Pull out the nozzle bar to the 96 plate position.
c. Press the Start and Stop keys simultaneously
and turn on the WellMate. “POS” will show on the
WellMate display.
d. Press the Start key. “96” should show on
WellMate display. Verify that the “96” plate type
light is illuminated.
e. Press the Start key. The plate shuttle should
move until column 7 of the plate is under the
dispense nozzle.
f. Check alignment of the nozzle over the wells.
If the horizontal alignment is off, press the up or down key
to adjust the X-axis stage position under the nozzles.
If the vertical alignment is off, align the Y-axis stage
position by turning the 2.5 mm Allen wrench clockwise
(moves the entire WellMate unit backward) or counter-
clockwise (moves the entire WellMate unit forward). See
the following fi gure.
Setting up and running the Instrument
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