Bio-Rad BioFrac™ Fraction Collector - Manual (Page 37)

Connecting Instruments and Devices to the BioFrac Fraction Collector
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To prepare the BioFrac fraction collector for fraction collection, set up the unit as
described in the following sections.
Racks F1, F2, and F3
Place the rack positioning tray into the base of the fraction collector, deep side
facing up. Position each rack so that its legs are in the rack guides. Adjust the
fraction collector’s control module appropriately for the height of the tubes being
used. The height adjustment lock pins (see Figure 11 on page 32 ) can be used to
lock the drophead at the desired height. Tube number 1 is located in the front, left
corner of the each rack.
Racks H1, H2, H3, H4, and H4-High
Place the rack positioning tray into the base of the fraction collector, deep side
facing down. Position each rack so that its legs are in the rack guides. Adjust the
fraction collector control module head appropriately for the height of the tubes
being used. The height adjustment lock pins (see Figure 11 on page 32 ) can be used
to lock the drophead at the desired height. Tube number 1 is located in the front, left
corner of the each rack. For racks H1 and H2, use only capless microtubes.
Prep-20 741-0018 Preparative rack 1 2 x 10 20 funnels
Bottle For 250 ml bottles 1 4 bottles
Other racks compatible with the BioFrac fraction collector are available from Scienceware
(www.belart.com). Compatible racks include the no-wire and no-wire grip full racks (248 x 105 x
64 mm and 246 x 104 x 64 mm) and half racks (128 x 105 x 43 mm and 128 x 105 x 43 mm) in
formats listed for racks F1–F3 and H1–H4.
Table 3. BioFrac fraction collector racks, continued.
Rack ID Bio-Rad
Catalog #
Rack Description Rack
Capacity
Format
Column
x Rows Tubes
Per Rack
(Total)