Gilson PIPETMAN F Series, Manual

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PIPETMAN
®
F
Each pipette is inspected and validated by qualified
technicians according to the Gilson Quality System.
Gilson declares that its manufactured pipettes
comply with the requirements of the ISO 8655
Standard, by type testing. The adjustement is
carried out under strictly defined and monitored
conditions (ISO 8655-6):
• Basis of adjustment, Ex.
• Reference temperature, 0 °C
• Relative humidity, 50 %
• Barometric pressure, 101 kPa
• Use of distilled water grade (ISO 696)
• Ten measurements for each test volume.
3 - opEratIon
Place a tip on the tip-holder. Press
the tip on firmly using a slight twist-
ing motion to ensure a positive,
airtight seal. (See Chapter 6 for
the appropriate tip.)
Always fit a tip to your Pipetman
before aspirating any liquid.
aspirating
• Press the push-button to the
first positive stop (Fig. A).
• Hold the pipette vertically and
immerse the tip into the liquid
(depth immersion -4 mm).
• Release the push-button
slowly
and smoothly to aspirate the
liquid (Fig. B).
• Wait one second and then withdraw the tip
from the liquid. Wipe any droplets away from
the outside of the tip using a medical wipe.
Avoid touching the orifice of the tip.
Figure 2