UV and the PCR machine?

[Jose de las Heras]

"Nenad Malenica" <malenica At biol.pmf.hr> wrote in message 
news:mailman.37.1163602169.19683.methods At net.bio.net...
> Hello there,
> I plan to "decontaminate" my  PCR machine (the block) by  exposing it to 
> UV overnight (in the laminar I have a 30W UV lamp). But I am not sure if I 
> can harm the machine in any way by this treatment.  I suppose HCl or NaOCl 
> (bleach) is out of the question (to clean the block itself). Any 
> suggestions?
> Nenad

why do you want to do that?

the reactions are mixed and the tubes closed by the time they come near the 
machine. I'd have assumed the chances of contamination sourced to the 
machine would be practically non-existent.

Jose