Multichannel Systems Roboocyte2 Manual - Manual (Page 61)

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Roboflow-System
Connect the Roboflow-System from Multi Channel Systems MCS GmbH and switch it on. Please
refer to the chapter "Setting up the Roboflow". The Roboflow works with 12 magnetic pinch
valves and two peristaltic pumps termed "Valve Pump" and "Waste Pump". You can open
and close the valves by a mouse click on the respective symbols.
Note: You can open only one valve at a time. Opening a second valve will automatically close
the already open valve.
Start one of the peristaltic pumps with a mouse click on the "On" button. The speed is controlled
by the respective values defined in the "Speed" up-down box. The maximum speed for the valve
pump is 10000 which corresponds roughly to 10 ml per minute. Please choose the speed of the
waste pump always higher than that of the valve pump to guarantee proper aspiration of the
running solution from the well. The maximum speed is 16000 which matches with 16 ml per
minute.
The "Clean Valves" functions allow to clean, rinse or prime the tubings in a comfortable way.
By pressing "Start", the Roboflow cycles from the "First Valve" to the "Last Valve" and opens
the valves one after the other for the selected "Rinse Time" in seconds. At the same time valve
pump and waste pump are started with the selected speed values.