Eppendorf Thermoblock slides - Manual (Page 4)

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Only experienced laboratory personnel are permitted to use the slides thermo-
block. The exchangeable Thermoblock "slides" (object carriers) is designed for
processing microarrays composed of either nucleic acids or proteins. The slides
thermoblock is used to process microarrays; these can be based on nucleic
acids as well as proteins. The slides thermoblock is only intended to be used
with the Thermomixer comfort / R and ThermoStat plus basic devices. See their
respective operating manuals for more information. The slides thermoblock is
designed for rotary speeds up to 1400 rpm and a temperature of up to 99 °C.
– When exchanging a heated block, please keep in mind that contact with the
surface of the opened exchangeable Thermoblock, its underside or the
thermal base on the basic device can result in burns!
– When changing a hot block, do not touch the surface or underside of the
opened block or the thermobase on the basic device!
– Always tighten screws finger-tight when changing a block.
– Do not use the thermoblock if it is visibly damaged.
– Before using the mix function, the lid of the slides thermoblock must be firmly
shut (lid parallel to block).
– If the block is not identified automatically by older Thermomixer comfort / R
basic devices, it is vital that you observe the maximum rotation speed of
1400 rpm (the rotation speed is not automatically limited in this case).
Please contact our Customer Service department (see page 22) to update the
software in your basic device.
– This operating manual must also be handed over if you give the slides
thermoblock to someone else.
– Make certain that the slides are inserted precisely into the recesses.
– The outer 4 mm of both face sides of the standard slides are required for fixing
in the device through the lid. This means that they are not available as a
reaction area. The combined height of the slide and the reaction area shall not
exceed 5 mm.
– Please use desalted water when positioning a damp chamber in the block.
1 General
2 Safety instructions
1 General / 2 Safety instructions
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