Gilson PIPETMAN F Series, Manual

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dispensing
• Place the end of the tip against the inside wall
of the vessel at an angle of 10 to 40 degrees.
Press the push-button
smoothly to the first
stop (Fig. C). Wait one second. Press the
push-button to the second stop to expel any
residual liquid from the tip (Fig. D).
• Keep the push-button pressed fully down and
(while removing the pipette) draw the tip along
the inside surface of the vessel.
• Release the push-button smoothly.
• Eject the tip by pressing the tip-ejector button.
4 - uSEr adjuStmEntS
Pipetman F is factory calibrated using distilled
water and very high precision balances. The
nominal value of the Pipetman F may be slightly
adjusted to compensate for liquids of different
density or viscosity.
adjustment of the factory calibration
must only be performed using a special
calibration key (figures 3 and 5G).
This adjustment to accomodate for density or
viscosity is limited to one full turn of the calibration
key in either direction, which equals:
± 1.0 µL (models F to F0)
± 4.0 µL (models F5 to F100)
± 10.0 µL (models F10 to F00)
± 40.0 µL (models F50 to F1000)
± 00.0 µL (model F5000).
The display is graduated in tenths of the key
revolution (letters A, B,... J) and is read from left
to right. Each small graduation mark represents
0.2 of the distance between each letter.
To adjust the volume setting to compensate for
a specific density or viscosity, slide the key over