Instruction Manual

Section 4: Appendices
Appendix A. Maintenance
TheTrans-Blot
®
Turbo™systemrequireslittlemaintenance.AfteryounishusingtheTrans-BlotTurbo
system,rinseeachcassette,base,andlidindeionizedwatertoremoveresidualsaltsandtopreventsalt
buildup.Air-dryoruseapapertoweltodrythecassette.
Foreachtransfercassettetherearefourconnectionpinslocatedatthebackoftheinstrument
basecavity(Figure20).Overtimeitispossiblethatthesepinshavebeenexposedtobufferorother
contaminantscausingthemtostickinthedepressedposition.Withtheunitunplugged,useisopropyl
alcoholandacottonswaborisopropylwipestocleanthesepins.Pushoneachpintoensurethatit
depressesfreely.Thepinsshouldbecheckedandcleanedmonthlyaspartofstandardequipment
maintenanceprocedures.
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Cleananyaccidentalbufferspillsintheinstrumentbayswithadrytowel.
Thecassettesandinstrumentcasingcanbecleanedwithwaterandmilddetergent;donotuse
abrasivesororganicsolvents.
Periodicallyunplugtheinstrumentandwipetheinstrumentcasingwithamoistclothorpapertowel.
Ensurethattheelectrodecontactsinthebaysareclean.Electrodeplatesshouldbeoccasionally
cleanedwithdeionizedwateroramilddetergenttoreducesaltbuildup.Ifthecathodeplatehas
excessivesaltbuildup,7%aceticacidcanbeusedtoremovetheresidue.
Occasionallycheckthatthecoolingfanventisfreeofdebrisanddust.
Fig. 20. Connection pins inside the instrument base cavity.
Connection
pins
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Trans-Blot
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Turbo™BlottingSystem