Thermo Scientific Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Pro - Replace the instrument fuses

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Clean the sample block with 95% ethanol.
a.
Pipet a small volume of 95% ethanol solution into each contaminated well.
b.
In each well, pipet the solution up and down several times to rinse the well.
c.
Pipet the ethanol solution to a waste beaker.
IMPORTANT! Always use deioniz
ed water to rinse wells after cleaning with bleach or ethanol
solution.
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Clean the sample block with 10% bleach.
a.
P
ipet a small volume of 10% bleach solution into each contaminated well.
b.
In each well, pipet the solution up and down several times to rinse the well.
c.
Pipet the bleach solution to a waste beaker.
IMPORTANT! Always use deioniz
ed water to rinse wells after cleaning with bleach or ethanol
solution.
Replace the instrument fuses
CAUTION! FIRE HAZARD. F
or continued protection against the risk of fire, replace fuses only with
listed and certified fuses of the same type and rating as those currently in the instrument.
Materials required
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Fuses (2) – 10A, Time-Lag T, 250VAC, 5 × 20 mm
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Safety glasses
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Powder-free gloves
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Screwdriver, flathead
Replace the fuses
1.
Power o, then unplug the instrument.
2.
Allow the instrument cool for 15 minutes.
Chapter 10 Maintain the instrument
Replace the instrument fuses
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