Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4, User Manual

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Introduction
Before You Start: Warnings and Cautions
•
Aperture current range:
30 µA to 6000 µA in 0.2-µA steps
• Aperture current accuracy: ± 0.4% of setting
•
Polarity error:
Less than 0.5%
• Time mode range: 0.01 to 1000 seconds, selectable in 10-ms increments
•
Metering system:
Mercury-free wide range metering pump
• Metered sample volumes (volumetric mode only): Continuously selectable from 50 µL to 2000 µL
•
Volumetric pump accuracy:
Better than 99.5%
Regulatory Compliance
This software is FDA 21 CFR part 11 compliant.
Before You Start: Warnings and Cautions
Warnings
In this document, a red header box alerts you to a warning message.
Aperture
(Nominal
Diameter,
µm)
Diameter Range (µm)
Volume Range µm
3
or fL
Total Standard Extended Total Standard Extended
20* 0.4–16 0.4–12 12–16
0.034–2.14
×
10
3 0.034–905
905–2.14
×
10
3
30* 0.6–24 0.6–18 18–24
0.113–7.24
×
10
3
0.113–3.05
×
10
3
3.05
×
10
3
–7.24
×
10
3
50 1.0–40 1.0–30 30–40
0.524–33.5
×
10
3
0.524–14.1
×
10
3
14.1
×
10
3
–33.5
×
10
3
70 1.4–56 1.4–42 42–56
1.44–92.0
×
10
3
1.44–38.8
×
10
3
38.8
×
10
3
–92.0
×
10
3
100 2.0–80 2.0–60 60–80
4.19–268
×
10
3
4.19–113
×
10
3
113
×
10
3
–268
×
10
3
140 2.8–112 2.8–84 84–112
11.5–736
×
10
3
11.5–310
×
10
3
310
×
10
3
–736
×
10
3
200 4.0–160 4.0–120 120–160
33.5–2.14
×
10
6
33.5–905
×
10
3
905
×
10
3
–2.14
×
10
6
280 5.6–224 5.6–168 168–224
92.0–5.88
×
10
6
92.0–2.48
×
10
6
2.48
×
10
3
–5.88
×
10
6
400 8.0–320 8.0–240 240–320
268–17.2
×
10
6
268–7.24
×
10
6
7.24
×
10
6
–17.2
×
10
6
560 11.2–448 11.2–336 336–448
736–47.1
×
10
6
736–19.9
×
10
6
19.9
×
10
6
–47.1
×
10
6
1000** 20–800 20–600 600–800
4189–268
×
10
6
4189–113
×
10
6
113.1
×
10
6
–268
×
10
6
2000** 200–1600 200–1200 1200–1600
4.19
×
10
6
–2.14
×
10
9
4.19
×
10
6
–905
×
10
6
905
×
10
6
–2.14
×
10
9
* Range depends on system cleanliness and environmental electrical noise.
** Range depends on sample density.