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Thermo Scientifi c Novus SCP/MCP User Manual
Thermo Fisher Scientifi c
5 ml and 10 ml pipettes
1. Pull down the lower tip ejector sleeve.
2. Note that the tip ejector button is in fully up position.
3. Remove the tip cone by pulling it out (snap fi tting).
4. Remove the ejector sleeve by pulling it to two parts (snap fi tting).
5. Push the snap joints to release and remove the cylinder 14.
6. Push forward and clean the piston with a dry napless cloth.
7. Check the tip cone for foreign particles.
8. Grease the cleaned parts with the lubricant that comes with the pipette.
9. Reassemble the pipette components in reverse order.
10. Push the tip cone back to the handle while holding the ejector top 11 down,
until you hear a “click”
11. Press trigger to reconnect the piston to drive mechanism.
12. Press READY to return from service mode.
If the pipette is used daily it should be serviced every six months. The servicing
procedure starts with the disassembly of the pipette.
Pipettes up to 1000 µl
1. Remove the lower tip ejector sleeve 13 by pulling it out (snap fi tting).
2. Push down the ejector button and take the upper ejector top 11 between
fi
ngers.
3. Release the ejector button to up position, but hold the tip ejector top 11 in
down position with the fi ngers.
4. Remove the tip cone by pulling it out (snap fi tting).
5. Press and hold the trigger down to drive out the piston.
6. Insert the special piston removal tool and pull out the piston 14. The number
2 end is for 300μl and 1000μl pistons, the number 1 end for all the smaller
volumes.
See picture on page 21.
Release the trigger.
7. Remove spring hatch 25 by pressing it down and in the same time turning
90 degrees. Take out the spring 16.
8. Remove the rest of the parts from tip cone with the piston.
9. Clean the parts with a dry napless cloth.
10. Check the tip cone for foreign particles.
11. Grease the cleaned parts with the lubricant that comes with the pipette.
5 ml and 10 ml pipettes
The long-term service for 5ml and 10ml pipettes is the same as short-term
service.
Long-term service
Single channel
pipettes
