KingFisher™ mL Purification System - FAQs

We do not have prewritten scripts for using MagMAX kits on the KingFisher mL instrument. We recommend adapting scripts written for the KingFisher Flex or KingFisher Presto instruments. You will still need to validate the scripts on your KingFisher mL instrument.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Automated Nucleic Acid Purification Support Center.

Yes, the MagMAX Express-96 Deep Well Head can be used on the KingFisher 96 instrument. However, it is not compatible with the KingFisher Flex instrument.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Automated Nucleic Acid Purification Support Center.

If the tip does not load correctly onto a Thermo Scientific KingFisher magnetic head, we recommend that you try manually flexing the tips both lengthwise and widthwise to level the tip comb. A video of flexing the tip comb can be found here: https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/dna-rna-purification-analysis/automated-purification-extraction/kingfisher-systems/resources.html. The video is under "KingFisher Flex" and titled "How to install the magnet head and check the tip comb." Flexing of the tip comb is demonstrated at timepoint 1:35. If that does not work, try a different box or lot of tips. This applies to all KingFisher instruments.