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Molecular Devices FlexStation 3 User Manual

Molecular Devices FlexStation 3
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Opening a Drawer Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Understanding Potential Mechanical Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Before Using the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Avoiding Mechanical Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
In Case of Power Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Recovering from Mechanical Problems in Flex Mode when Using
Fluidics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Assessing a Mechanical Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Opening the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Evaluating the Tip Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Inspecting Inside the Fluidics Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Removing the Pipettor Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Expelling Undispensed Fluid from Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Recovery Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
General Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Other Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tilting or Removing the Fluidics Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tilting the Fluidics Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Removing the Fluidics Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Appendix A: Parts and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Ordering Parts and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Appendix B: Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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Molecular Devices FlexStation 3 Specifications

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BrandMolecular Devices
ModelFlexStation 3
CategoryCard Reader
LanguageEnglish