Sutter Instrument P-1000 - Back Injury Prevention; Operational; Handling Micropipettes

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Back Injury Prevention
To avoid injuring your back or limbs it is recommended that you do not attempt to lift this
instrument by yourself. The P-1000 Micropipette Puller weighs in excess of 16 kg (over 35 lb)
and should be moved by TWO (2) people.
Operational
Failure to comply with any of the following precautions may damage this device.
 Operate the P-1000 using 110-220V AC., 50-60Hz-line voltage.
 The P-1000 is designed for operation in a laboratory environment (Pollution Degree II)
and at temperatures between 5°C - 40°C.
 This unit is not designed for operation, nor has it been tested for safety, at altitudes
above 2000 meters (6562 feet).
 This unit was designed to operate at maximum relative humidity of 80% for temperatures
up to 31°C, decreasing linearly to 50% relative humidity at 40°C.
 Operate only in a location where there is a free flow of fresh air on all sides. NEVER
ALLOW THE FREE FLOW OF AIR TO BE RESTRICTED.
 To avoid burns do not touch the heating filament, the brass clamps holding the
filament, or the heated ends of glass pipettes that have been pulled.
 Only use Sutter Instrument Company replacement heating filaments.
Handling Micropipettes
Failure to comply with any of the following precautions may result in injury to the users
of this device as well as those working in the general area near the device.
 The micropipettes created using this instrument are very sharp and relatively fragile.
Contact with the pulled micropipette tips, therefore, should be avoided to prevent
accidentally impaling yourself.
 Always dispose of micropipettes by placing them into a well-marked, spill-proof “sharps”
container.
 Use only with capillary glass (tubing) recommended by Sutter Instrument Company in
the following section of this manual (1.2.1).
P-1000 FLAMING/BROWN MICROPIPETTE PULLER SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 3.02 (20161118)