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UniPix     Atmos 

ATMOS Nano Operation manual     Rev. 1.01 

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ATMOS Nano 

Pipette Accuracy Tester 

P1 – P20 

 
 

Operation Manual Rev. 1.01 

 

                  

 

 
 

Designed in Switzerland 

Assembled in Switzerland 

 
 

UniPix, Switzerland 

Web: 

www.unipix-lab.com

   

Email: 

[email protected] 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ATMOS Nano

Page 1: ...no Operation manual Rev 1 01 page 1 1 ATMOS Nano Pipette Accuracy Tester P1 P20 Operation Manual Rev 1 01 Designed in Switzerland Assembled in Switzerland UniPix Switzerland Web www unipix lab com Email info unipix lab com ...

Page 2: ...ette Accuracy Tester is an instrument for precise measurement air displacement pipette without need of liquid It is based on comparison with a calibrated internal reference cavity in the instrument It also measures the leak rate of pipettes Never use the instrument with liquid in the pipette tip This will permanently damage the instrument Installation The package contains the UniPix Atmos unit the...

Page 3: ...s larger than 20 µl the measurement accuracy is not valid Tip insertion Insert the pipette tip in the center of the tip port of the instrument Hold the pipette vertical and firmly press the tip on the port When the tip is well inserted on the port press de GO arrow without moving the pipette Notes Only use new and clean tips Never use tips that contains a liquid Don t move the pipette piston Keep ...

Page 4: ...e display of this new screen release the piston but don t remove the tip Results The calibration result is displayed at the end of the measurement process Displayed parameters Volume nominal pipette volume Temperature internal temperature Value measured displacement volume Leak pipette leak rate Nb Meas number of conducted calibrations Should something go wrong with the measurement the message BAD...

Page 5: ...r b P10 0 12 µl 0 08 µl P5 0 125 µl 0 075 µl P2 0 08 µl 0 04 µl P1 0 05 µl 0 05 µl a Expressed as the deviation of the mean of a tenfold measurement from selected volume b Expressed as the coefficient of variation of a tenfold measurement Notes about calibration I It is recommended to take at least 5 measurements in order to have good statistics for error and standard deviation II After moving ATM...

Page 6: ... when completed Atmos send the single character indicating that the pressure can be released t After receiving this command Atmos will read a string of character terminated by CR LF used to set the timing of the calibration sequence values should be between 2 10 v Set the nominal displacement volume in microliters that is planned to be tested Enter a valid integer followed by CR LF p After receivi...

Page 7: ...ator intermittent during measurements Battery is too low Connect to power supply Not reproducible measurement Bad manipulation Refer to user s manual for proper operation Dirty of damage tip port Clean or replace tip port joint Very bad pipette Try another pipette Warranty UniPix shall not be retained liable for any consequences of improper handling use servicing operating or unauthorized repairs ...

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