Table 1.
Summary of ACAPELLA-1K Processing Results
| Subsystem/assay | No. of samples | Failure rate |
| Total capillaries | 27,000 | all tests for year |
| Capillary dispenser (hopper) | >8,000 | 0.063% |
| DNA sample aspirator | >8,000 | 0% |
| Transport and offloader | >8,000 | 4% improved to 0.1% |
| Reagent dispensers | >8,000 | 0.1% improved to 0.056% |
| Mixer | >8,000 | 0% (>8000 capillaries) |
| Capillary cassettes during thermal cycling | >8,000 | 2.9% improved to 0% with addition of clip |
| PCR results | >9,000 | 0%–4%, 1.57% average |
| Sequencing reactions | >200 | 0% |
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Results are from September 1998 to August 1999.
