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Symptom Possible cause Solution
Droplets left inside Unsuitable tip Use original tips
the tip
Leakage or pipetted Non-uniform wetting Attach new tip
volume too small of the plastic
Tip incorrectly Attach fi rmly
attached
Unsuitable tip Use original tips
Foreign particles Clean the tip cone,
between tip and attach new tip
tip cone
Tip cone holder Tighten the tip
incorrectly tightened cone holder
Pipette damaged Return to your
Biohit service
representative
for servicing
Pipette out of Incorrect operation Follow instructions
established
specifi cations Unsuitable tip Use original tips
Calibration altered Recalibrate
Operating button Liquid has penetrated Clean and grease
or moves tip cone and dried jammed the piston
erratically /seal and the tip
cone
Safe Cone fi lter has Change fi lter
been contaminated
Insuffi cient amount of Grease
grease on a piston accordingly
and seal
Tip ejector jammed Tip ejector collar has Remove and clean
or moves erratically been contaminated the ejector collar
and tip cone
13. TROUBLE SHOOTING
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