Teledyne 10 manual System Maintenance, Vent damage

BioOptix™ 10

Section 4 System Maintenance

4.1Periodic Maintenance The BioOptix 10 system’s internal components have been selected for long life and low maintenance. To maintain the system, the only required periodic maintenance is to flush the pumps daily. The pump flush passes a wash fluid through the pumps to prevent salt buffers from crystallizing in the system.

	CAUTION
	Salts will cause premature wear to the internal components
	and eventually equipment failure. Flush the pumps daily to pre-
	vent damage.
	The BioOptix 10 system provides the option to flush the pump at
	the end of a purification run (see section 3.8). If the system will
	remain idle for a few hours or even overnight, a pump flush fol-
	lowing the run is recommended.
	The pump flush can also be initiated from a menu command.
Daily Pump Flush	1. Select Tools>Edit Pump Flush and review the settings. Save
	any changes you’ve made.
	2. Ensure the Buffer In lines are placed in containers of wash
	fluid.
	Note
	Select a wash fluid that is strong enough to dissolve salts. The
	wash fluid must also be miscible with buffer solution remaining
	in the system from the previous run.
	3. Select the Tools>Pump Flush menu command. This opens
	the BioOptix 10 flush window (Figure 4-1).
	4. Check the pump channels to be flushed. Then, click the
	Start button.

Figure 4-1 Flush window

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