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NextSeq 550 Imaging System

NextSeq 550 Imaging System

Sep 11, 2023
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I spend entirely too much time looking at broken DNA sequencer parts on eBay. Which is why I came across this, listed as a HiSeq Imaging Module:

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I’ve not seen a HiSeq imaging module… but I don’t think it looks much like this. In particular the auction shows 6 objective lens are part of the optical setup:

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UPDATE: I purchased this module, some further notes are here.

UPDATE2: Illumina documentation makes it clear that this is in fact the NextSeq 550 optical subsystem:

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