Hardware Components

Hardware Components

Hardware Components

Hardware components of the Opsys MW™ instrument are shown in Figure 2 and described below.

Note: The Wash Container, Waste Container and Foam/Aerosol Trap are external to the instrument and are not shown in Figure 2.

Wash Head

Microtiter® Plate Plate Carrier Display Panel Keypad

Figure 2. The Opsys MW™ System

Wash Head. The wash head contains sets (1 x 8 or 1 x 12) of dual wash pins. Each set of wash pins consists of a dispense pin and an aspirate pin, closely spaced so that fluid can be aspirated from a well while fluid is being dispensed into the same well. The wash head moves back and forth to wash each row (or column, depending on the wash head that is used) of the plate by lowering the wash pins into the corresponding wells.

Plate Carrier. The plate carrier holds the plate in a fixed position so that the wash pins can be precisely lowered to the correct height and position in the wells during the washing procedure.

Display Panel. The display panel is the means by which the system communicates to the user. All messages, commands, and wash parameters entered by the user are displayed.

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