Max-Light Flow Cell

HI, from my experience i can say - max-light cell its peace of ****, 5 years - its amazing time for this cell. Agilent classify cells as a consumables, no difference between capillaries and optical cells from business view  

Classifying this part as consumable just means this part being directly orderable by customers instead of having it classified as a service-part. A flow cell is a part that can be installed directly by users, so there is no need for restricting it to service. Classifying it as consumable doesn't specify anything regarding it's expected lifetime. But yes, it can be like a capillary - you can use it correctly and expect a very long lifetime but it is also possible that you can crash it in an instance if using it the wrong way or out of specs. 

Classifying this part as consumable just means this part being directly orderable by customers instead of having it classified as a service-part. A flow cell is a part that can be installed directly by users, so there is no need for restricting it to service. Classifying it as consumable doesn't specify anything regarding it's expected lifetime. But yes, it can be like a capillary - you can use it correctly and expect a very long lifetime but it is also possible that you can crash it in an instance if using it the wrong way or out of specs.