Sakura Tissue-Tek AutoTEC - Gripper Weekly Maintenance

Section 5
Revised 5/19/2010 5.5
Gripper Weekly Maintenance
The gripper arms should be cleaned weekly. To prevent
paraffin accumulation, two possibilities are recommended.
1. First run on Mondays – Each Monday after the
operator loads magazines and closes the input door,
on the first cycle of the day, the following message
will be displayed (Figure 5-K):
Figure 5-K
To clean the gripper arms select ABORT on the above
message box. If the time is exceeded, the system will
resume current operation in 180 seconds. To override
cleaning at this time select RESUME to let the instrument
continue with the current task. If operator selects ABORT
to clean the gripper arms, then the stager will move over
standard base mold #1 and gripper will move above base
mold #5 giving enough clearance to clean the bottom of
the gripper arms. Once in the position, wait for the
following message to be displayed on the screen before
attempting to open the door (Figure 5-L).
Figure 5-L
Open the front door to clean the gripper arms (Figure 5-M)
and follow Gripper Arms Cleaning Procedure.
Figure 5-M