Times required to perform prime, washes, and cell blank

Typical times

Operation

Cycles

Time (minutes)

PRIME1

5

1:40

WASH1

1

9:10

WASH2

2

38

WASH3

1

26

Cell blank

NA

14

Times for combined operations during startup and shutdown

Startup

·   PRIME1 + WASH3 = 28 minutes

·   PRIME1 + WASH3 + Cell blank = 42 minutes

Shutdown

·   WASH2 + System End + Power OFF = 39 minutes

Automatic startup

·   PRIME1 + WASH3 = 28 minutes

·   PRIME1 + WASH3 + Cell blank (wait for CB Temp) = 72 minutes

·   PRIME1 + WASH3 + Cell blank (no wait for CB Temp) = 42minutes