Microlab
®
STAR Service Manual
2-5
2.1.3 Product variants of Microlab
STAR Instruments
Type of Instrument Configurations Extensions
Manual load
Auto load
4 to 16 channels
300 µl, or 1000 µl
iSwap
Wash station
Temperature-controlled
carrier
Automated vacuum
system
2.1.4 Pipetting Head and Tip / Needle Combinations
All pipetting heads mounted on channels are either of 300 or 1000 µl type. A mixture
of these two types is not allowable - the user software will not support a
configuration with both types of pipetting heads.
300 µl Pipetting Head 1000 µl Pipetting Head
Low Volume Standard Volume High Volume
Tip Needle Tip or Needle Tip or Needle
0.5 – 10 µl
0.5 – 50 µl
1 - 300 µl
10 - 1000 µl