How to define plate offsets for your HydroSpeed™ microplate washer

Learn how to define plate offsets on your HydroSpeed™ microplate washer.

1. Initial situation

You want to define the plate offsets for your HydroSpeed™ microplate washer and you don’t know how to optimize the needle positions.

 

2. First aid

This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to define and optimize the needle positions for ‘aspirate’, ‘dispense’ and ‘wash’ steps on your HydroSpeed™ microplate washer, using the onboard navigation. Optimization of the needle positions is essential for successful performance of the instrument.

The video tutorial covers the following steps:

  1. Plate menu
  2. Z-movement:
    1. 'Overflow’ position
    2. 'Bottom’ position
  3. Y-movement:
    1. Aspirate 1
    2. Aspirate 2 for crosswise aspiration
    3. Dispense

 

3. Additional information

More information on the installation process, daily maintenance, or how to set up a wash program and define plate parameters can be found in the ‘Instructions for use’ section on the USB flash drive that is delivered with the instrument.

 

4. Further help

For further help, please refer to our Helpdesk.

HydroSpeed™_How To

How to install your HydroSpeed™ 

How to define a wash program for your HydroSpeed™ microplate washer 

 

Link to Tecan Product Page

HydroSpeed™ plate washer

 

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