The Swiss Miss
Under a Microscope
Can You See Me?
What's Wrong Now?
Flash Star!
400
The number of motors or pumps that can be connected to a BB Board.
What are 2 motors or Pumps?
400
IFA is short for this.
What is Indirect Fluorescent Antibody?
400
The proper orientation of Slides in the Slide Carrier.
What is Barcode away from rubber piece?
400
This is likely the source of excessive scan times and "No Image" wells on a Nova View.
What is Z Cal?
400
You'll be waiting this long for a Bioflash to give you results.
What is 30 min plus one minute for every sample after.
800
The 2 files that are edited for Washer alignments on the 160/240.
What are Washer.ini & siasconfig.ini ?
800
These consumables labeled HEp 2-12 W, ANCA Ethanol and ANCA Formalin are required to run IFA assays.
What are Slides?
800
This should always be set to one.
What is Coverslip correction Ring?
800
If you see a Reader 35 or 36 error on a Bioflash you should be looking at this module.
What is the Lumo / Lumo door?
800
what is the temperature Ranges for the incubator and Reagent Carousel?
1000
These 4 programs are used during a QL3K PM.
What is X-UTIL, XAT, Scaling Cale, QL software ?
1000
When the wash is properly aligned and configured on a QL3K, the bubble on the slides can be seen doing this.
What is nothing / shaking?
1000
These are the 3 calibrations completed on every PM and service Call.
What are XY Cal, Z Cal, FITC Cal?
1000
When these wear out, you’ll see an Unknown Module Error 00/08 on a QL3k.
What are LLD/ LQS ribbon cables?
1000
Either of these components may cause Trigger level errors in the Lumo after PM.
What are the Lumo aspirator tubing / Coax cable?
1500
When creating an Assay for testing in the QL3K Software, this step is required before you can save the Assay.
What is the Distribution step?
1500
Blank wells, or stripes within wells that are blank, likely mean this height is too low.
What is wash height?
1500
The 3 components between the light source and the slide. (Module names)
What are light guides, collimator and scope?
1500
Most likely cause of abnormal reaction errors on BF results.
What is system contamination?
1500
Cuvette loader 2C errors are typically caused by this.
What is Shutter failed to close// stack stuck at top of chute?
2000
The number of Contrad to DIH20 to make system Liquid
What is 4ml to 1L?
Or, .04% Contrad
Or, 24ML to 6L
2000
When tissue on a slide curls at the edges it's usually one or more of these causes.
What are wash height, wash pump power, final aspirate?
2000
Incorrect Time and Date, PC not turning on, and Drivers not working are all signs it's time to replace this component.
What is the CMOS Battery?
2000
When a QL3K thinks a full-wash buffer bottle is empty this component probably got wet and stopped working.
What is the CQ28 level sensor on Liquid station?
2000
These 4 files should be checked for size during a PM.
What are InstrumentLog.TAB QCResults.TAB ResultArchive.TAB Results.TAB ?