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Known Issues
Please report any issues you come across in the appropriate Github repository and consider making a post on the forum!
OD is dependent on depth of LED in vial
- Characterized on this forum post
- Needs to be pushed to users
OD is dependent on vial position
- Notched vial caps help align
- Brandon has designed vial aligners
- It is generally an unwritten rule to not move vials after experiment start, but this is sometimes impossible
Stirring affects OD
- Tuning stirring too high can cause stir bars to chitter (stop turning and move around)
- Because the stirred media forms a spout in the middle
- Therefore inconsistent stirring can means more noise in OD reading
- Also, less stirring = less optimal growth
Pump heads stop working
- Causes overflows, poor reliability
- Fixed by new pumps
- Almost all evolvers have old pumps
New eVOLVER base susceptible to fluid damage
- Vial overflows or spills get into chassis via ribbon cable ports, then short motherboard
- Drainage system drips down the back of the eV and into chassis
- Overflows finally leak onto bench and floor requiring serious cleanup
Old eVOLVER base susceptible to fluid damage
- Fluids from vials drip onto pumps, destroying them
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