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EPS 601 - User Manual
6. Maintenance
Wipe the instrument regularly with a damp cloth. Let the instrument dry completely before use.
Otherwise no user maintenance is necessary. All servicing should be entrusted to qualified personnel
only. Please contact your local Amersham Pharmacia Biotech representative for more service
information.
7. Trouble shooting
If an error that can be corrected by the user occurs, either during a run or when switching on the power
supply, the program enters the HALT mode and the output is switched off. Four different type of errors
can cause HALT. The following list shows the error message on the display, the cause and the remedy.
Error message
HALT: Low start
current!
HALT: Ground
leakage current
HALT: Mains
Voltage too low!
HALT: Mains fail
Program stopped
If a serious error occurs, the program enters the FAIL mode. The output is switched off and an error
message is shown in the display.
FAIL:Code No: xxx
Call service
Please read the error code number and contact your Amersham Pharmacia Biotech representative.
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Cause
The current is less than the lower limit.
This can be due to incorrect
connection of the electrophoresis
equipment or due to use of buffers with
extremely low conductivity.
The current to ground leakage in the
electrophoresis unit is too high.
The mains voltage is too low, see
Specifications.
Mains power failure for more than 7 s.
Remedy
1. Check connections and/or buffers.
2. Press MORE, switch off the start
current check in the MORE mode.
IMPORTANT! Read Section 5.4 first.
Check the electrophoresis unit.
Check voltage selector.
Check mains voltage.
Press PAUSE CONTINUE to continue
running a program or STOP to interrupt
the run.
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