Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Plus System with SmartStart, System + SmartStart - FAQs

It takes approximately 47 mins to do a "pulse clean",

Go to "System tools" and select "pulse clean". The instrument must already have been cleaned after a run.

Here are the bottle dimensions:
- Length (Metric) 61 mm
- Height (Metric) 131.1 mm
- Width (Metric) 61 mm

The kit contains 2 bottles of Ion S5 2X Cleaning Solution.

Ion S5 2X Cleaning Solution is compatible with GeneStudio S5/GeneStudio S5 Plus/GeneStudio S5 Prime systems and Ion S5/Ion S5 XL systems.

Ion S5 2X Cleaning Solution is used to perform a pulse clean of your Ion S5 Sequencer (GeneStudio S5/GeneStudio S5 Plus/GeneStudio S5 Prime systems and Ion S5/Ion S5 XL systems) to either recover the instrument performance from a diagnosed solid-state buffer leak or perform preventative maintenance if the instrument has not been used for several months.

The package includes the Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System and SmartStart orientation. SmartStart orientation is carried out by a Field Application Scientist (FAS) to get you up and running quickly in your lab and reduce downtime. It includes:
- 1 day technology overview and instrument workflow training
- 1 day hands-on application workflow training
- 10 hours bioinformatics consultancy

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The Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System has a maximum throughput/day of 30 Gb (2 Ion 540 Chips).

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The Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System takes 11.5 hours to run an Ion 550 Chip.

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The Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System takes 10 hours to run an Ion 540 Chip.

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Ion 510 Chip, Ion 520 Chip, Ion 530 Chip, Ion 540 Chip, and Ion 550 Chip are compatible with the Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System.

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Yes, the Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System compatible with the Ion One Touch 2 System.

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Yes, the Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System compatible with the Ion Chef System.

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No, the server is contained inside the sequencer itself.

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The server storage size on the Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System is 24 TB.

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