TABLE OF CONTENTS
DISCLAIMER .........................................................................................................................................iii
SAFETY WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................iii
Electrical .................................................................................................................................................iii
Avoiding Electrical Shock and Fire-related Injury.............................................................................iii
Back Injury Prevention .........................................................................................................................iv
Operational .............................................................................................................................................iv
Handling Micropipettes.........................................................................................................................iv
1. GENERAL INFORMATION..............................................................................................................1
1.1 What’s New on the P-97?.................................................................................................................1
1.2 Glass Capillary & Heating Filament Specifications......................................................................2
1.2.1 Glass Capillary............................................................................................................................2
1.2.2 Heating Filament .......................................................................................................................2
1.3 Technical Support.............................................................................................................................2
1.4 System Description – Front Panel ..................................................................................................2
1.4.1 Controls .......................................................................................................................................3
1.4.2 Display.........................................................................................................................................3
1.5 System Description – Mechanical (Puller Anatomy) ....................................................................5
1.5.1 Some Basic Information ............................................................................................................5
1.5.2 Air Cooling System.....................................................................................................................5
1.5.3 Heating Assembly ......................................................................................................................5
1.5.4 Upper Pulley Assembly .............................................................................................................7
1.6 Cabinet ...............................................................................................................................................8
1.6.1 Electronics...................................................................................................................................8
2. INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................................9
2.1 Unpacking..........................................................................................................................................9
2.2 Setting Up..........................................................................................................................................9
2.2.1 Line Power (Mains)....................................................................................................................9
3. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS......................................................................................................11
3.1 First Time Use ................................................................................................................................11
3.2 Programs..........................................................................................................................................12
3.2.1 Program Structure...................................................................................................................12
3.2.2 Program Line Pull Cycle Parameters ....................................................................................12
3.2.3 Pull Cycle ..................................................................................................................................14
3.2.4 Default Configuration..............................................................................................................14
3.2.5 Selecting a Program (0 to 99)..................................................................................................14
3.2.6 Viewing a Program (< NEXT > / < LAST >) .....................................................................15
3.2.7 Clearing a Program from Memory (< CLR >).....................................................................15
3.2.8 Editing a Program....................................................................................................................15
3.2.8.1 Entering a New Program .................................................................................................16
3.2.8.2 Editing an Existing Program ...........................................................................................16
3.3 Software Control Functions...........................................................................................................16
3.3.1 RAMP TEST < 1 > .................................................................................................................17
3.3.2 CHANGE AIR PRESSURE < 2 > ........................................................................................18
P-97 FLAMING/BROWN MICROPIPETTE PULLER OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 2.43 - DOM (20161118)