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Function and Limitations of Use
Operating Exclusions
Store the instrument and accessories only in cleaned
condition in a cool and dry place.
Storage temperature: - 20 °C to + 50 °C (-4 °F to +122 °F).
Storage Conditions
Never use the instrument with liquids whose vapors
attack the materials silicone or PP.
The instrument is not designed for Pasteur pipettes.
The instrument is designed for pipetting liquids, observing
the following physical limits:
– use between +10 °C and +40 °C (50 °F to 104 °F)
(instrument and reagent)
– Vapor pressure up to max. 500 mbar.
Aspirate slowly above 300 mbar, in order
to prevent the liquid from boiling.
– Density up to 2.4 g/cm
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Limitations of Use
The instrument is designed to assist the filling and dispensing of gradu-
ated and volumetric pipettes of glass or plastic in the volume range
of 0.1 ml to 200 ml with a suction tube outer diameter < 9.2 mm for
measuring liquids. If the instrument is used correctly, the pipetted liquid
will only contact the pipette.