Bio-Rad Components for Older Model Spot Cutter - Manual (Page 8)

2.4 Spot Cutter Setup
• Remove the Spot Cutter instrument and accessories from the shipping container. Do not
lift the instrument by the camera arm.
• Remove the metal packing bars from the feet, place the instrument on a flat surface and
level the instrument using the leveling feet.
• Carefully remove the cutting tip protector and tape.
• Remove the two "L" Shaped brackets from the system X, Y arm, there is one bracket
located at each end of the X, Y arm.
• Move the X, Y arm forward to access and remove the third L bracket located on the back
of the X, Y arm and the cutting head assembly.
2.5 System Description
Fig. 2. The ProteomeWorks Spot Cutter.
• The Spot Cutter
Bench footprint of 50 x 50 cm with a curving camera support arm holding a camera over
the platform of the work surface. Under platform lights used for gel imaging, an x,y arm
supporting the cutting head mechanism, the gel or PVDF cutting area, a microtiter plate
holding area, wash well area containing 4 wash tubes.
• The Camera
Cooled CCD camera, 1392x1040 imaging pixels, 12 bit ADC
• Working Surface
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