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Product Introduction Opentrons Flex fully automatic pipetting workstation is a pipetting machine suitable for high-throughput complex workflows. The Flex pipetting workstation is the basic platform of the modular system. You can install modular systems such as pipettes, plate grippers, deck modules and experimental vessels on it according to your needs. You can operate the machine directly via the Flex touchscreen, or remotely from elsewhere in the lab via the Opentrons App or open source API.

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product components

product components

Shipping weight (crate, machine, components): 148 kg (326 lbs) Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs) Dimensions: 87 cm wide x 69 cm deep x 84 cm high (about 34” x 27” x 33”) Operating space: The basic size of the machine is 87cm W × 69cm D × 84 cm H (approximately 34”×27”×33”). At least 20cm (8”) of space should be reserved on the sides and back of the machine to facilitate the connection of wires and USB ports, as well as heat dissipation and ventilation during module heating and cooling. Packing contents: The following are the product components delivered with Flex. Pipettes, plate grippers, and modules are packaged separately from the main Flex box. Even if you purchase these accessories as part of a complete workstation set, they are packaged separately.

Unboxing It takes about 30 minutes to an hour to unbox and assemble. For more information, see the Installation and Moving chapter in the Flex instruction manual.

Remove the crate and take out the machine

1. Open the eight latch hasps on the top of the crate. Remove the top panel with the latch buckles all open

2. Tear open the blue transport bag, take out the following items from the protective liner and put them aside: ? User tool box ? Power cord, Ethernet cable, USB cable ? Emergency stop switch 3. After taking out the protective foam below, you can See all window panels. These window side panels and top panels are all protected with padding. Remove the window panel and set aside. Come back to assemble later. 4. Open the remaining 16 latch hasps that secure the sides and floor of the crate. Remove the crate side panels and place them next to them.

5. Take out the 19mm wrench from the user tool box and loosen the fixing bracket at the bottom of the crate

6 Pull the protective bag apart or roll it to the bottom to expose the entire machine.

7. With the help of a companion, hold the yellow handles on the transport racks on both sides of the machine base, lift the Flex from the crate base, and then move it to the ground.

8. Take out the 12mm hexagonal L-type wrench from the user tool box and loosen the four screws that secure the Flex to the transport frame.

9. Take out four aluminum alloy handles from the user tool box and screw them into the 12mm screw holes that originally fixed the transport bracket.

10. With the help of a companion, hold the handle to lift the Flex and move it to the workbench to prepare for assembly.

11. If you have placed the machine in its final working position, you can remove the handle for transportation and put the sealing cover on the screw port. These closures sit flush with the base, giving the machine a nice, flat look. Return the carrying handle to the user tool box for later use.

12. Take the top and side window panels that you just removed from the protective foam when you opened the crate.

13. Install the window board onto the Flex. Each board is labeled with specific installation directions, and then peel off the protective film on the board.

14. Take out the window bevel screws and 2.5mm screwdriver from the user tool box and secure the window plate to the Flex. Make sure the angled (V-shaped) screw openings on the window panel are facing outward (facing you) so that the screws are flush with the surface of the window.

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