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Maintaining Your Instrument
Maintaining the Pedestals
284 NanoDrop One User Guide Thermo Scientific
Supplies needed
• lint-free laboratory wipes
•deionized water (DIH
2
O)
• for thorough cleaning: PR-1 kit or
0.5M HCl
To clean the pedestals
between measurements
Lift the instrument arm and clean the
upper and lower pedestal with a new
laboratory wipe.
To clean the pedestals
between users
1. Lift the arm and clean both pedestals
with a new laboratory wipe.
2. Pipette 3–5 μL DI H
2
O onto the
lower pedestal.
3. Lower the arm and wait 2–3 minutes.
4. Lift the arm and clean both pedestals
with a new wipe.
Tip: When thorough cleaning is required
(for example, to remove dried sample left
on the pedestals), substitute 0.5M HCl for
the DI H2O in the procedure above and
follow with 3-5 μL DI H2O. You can also
recondition the pedestals using PR-1
compound.