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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Protoc Chem Biol. 2013;5(1):1–23. doi: 10.1002/9780470559277.ch120035

Table 2.

Basic Setting Parameters in the Dispensing Programs and Spotting

Tip setting
Aspiration volume (µl) 3
Aspiration flow rate (µl/sec) 0.20
Return sample in source plate after spotting No
Return sample in source plate if failed stroboscope check No
Delay time (sec) 1.0
Before aspiration dry pad time (sec) 0.10
after aspiration dry pad time (sec) 0.0
Piezo voltage (V) 100
Piezo pulse width (µsec) 50
Piezo frequency (100 Hz) 100
Wash conditions
Wash time 30.00
Dry time (sec) 0.10
Extrawash well Extrawash
Extrawash volume 0.00
Extrawash flow rate (µl/sec) 0.50
Extrawash piezo No
Stroboscope details
Delay before check 0.50
Checks 4
Delay between checks (sec) 0.10
% CV tolerance across checks 5%
Z heights
Z height from target 0.3
Z height from traverse target 0.0