tecan Te-VacS - Page 26

4 - Description of Function
Function
26 / 54 Tecan Vacuum Separator (Te-VacS™) Operating Manual, 391236, en, V4.0
Illustration10: Pressure drop in the vacuum box during soft pumping
Reaction time in the separation columns:
• t0: Start of pumping the waste bottle
The soft pumping procedure is applied if
• slow processing is desired,
• the substances require long reaction times,
• delicate contents (filters) are placed in the separation columns.