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MAINTENANCE FOR SINGLE AND FIXED MODELS
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PIPETMAN L®
Chapter 7
MAINTENANCE FOR SINGLE AND FIXED MODELS
Routine maintenance will help keep your pipette in good condition, ensuring a continued high level of
performance.
Maintenance is limited to:
•
Cleaning or decontamination (refer to
CLEANING AND DECONTAMINATION
, page 17)
•
Replacing spare parts
•
Greasing the piston assembly.
PIPETMAN P2L and P10L, F1L, F2L, F5L and F10L should not be disassembled
, so you may only replace
the push button, tip ejector, dual position tip ejector and its adapter. With these pipettes if the tip holder is
damaged, the piston may also be damaged.
Change the Tip Ejector
To remove
1.
Push the ejection button.
2. Push laterally the tip ejector.
3. Slide and remove the tip ejector.
To refit
1.
Push the ejection button.
2. Slide the tip ejector along the tip holder.
3. Clip the tip ejector on the body of the pipette.
Change the Tip Holder
(no tools required)
1.
Remove the tip ejector (refer to
Change the Tip Ejector
).
2. Unscrew the connecting nut by turning it clockwise.
3. Carefully separate the lower and upper parts.
4. Remove the piston assembly and the seals.
5. Clean, autoclave, or replace the tip holder.
6. If necessary, lubricate lightly the piston and its seals.
7. Reassemble the pipette (refer to figure 18 on page 15).
8. Tighten the connecting nut (turn counterclockwise).
9. Refit the tip ejector (see above).
After replacing any parts you should verify the performance of your pipette following the
verification procedure available on the Gilson website (
www.gilson.com
). If the pipette needs to be
readjusted, please contact your local Gilson authorized Service Center.
NOTICE
Single models
Fixed models
Figure 17
Removing the tip ejector.
