9 Correlation table
Relationship between QL and volume
loss (approx.)
For a leak of a given size, the volume loss in the
pipette during pipetting depends on various fac-
tors, e.g., the tip opening, and can thus vary sig-
nificantly. (Tolerance for the measured leak rate:
± 20%)
Correlation table
Pipette tested
Channels
Nominal Volume [hPa*ml/s]
1-channel
1
µL
1-channel
2
µL
1-channel
2.5
µL
1-channel
5
µl y
1-channel
5
µL
1-channel
10
µl y
1-channel
10
µl c/n
1-channel
20
µl y
1-channel
20
µl c
1-channel
25
µL
1-channel
50
µL
1-channel
100
µL
1-channel
200
µL
PLT unit 997960
Pipette vol-
ume loss (ap-
Leak rate QL
prox.)
[µl]
4
0.05
4
0.09
6
0.13
12
0.1
4
0.1
4
0.1
3
0.1
19
0.2
6
0.2
16
0.5
10
0.5
14
0.8
13
2
Pipette tested
1-channel
250
µL
1-channel
300
µL
1-channel
500
µL
1-channel
1000
µL
1-channel
1250
µL
1-channel
1500
µL
1-channel
2000
µL
1-channel
2500
µL
1-channel
5
ml
1-channel
5
ml soft
1-channel
10
ml
1-channel
10
ml soft
4-channel
1
µL
4-channel
2
µL
4-channel
2.5
µL
4-channel
5
µL
4-channel
10
µL
4-channel
20
µL
4-channel
25
µL
4-channel
50
µL
4-channel
100
µL
4-channel
200
µL
4-channel
250
µL
4-channel
300
µL
4-channel
500
µL
4-channel
1000
µL
4-channel
1250
µL
Pipette vol-
ume loss (ap-
Leak rate QL
prox.)
13
4
12
4
10
4
12
8
26
16
36
16
40
16
66
40
52
40
21
41
39
60
20
61
18
0.1
19
0.2
29
0.2
22
0.2
8
0.2
10
0.4
21
1
13
1
13
2
14
3
44
8
47
8
29
8
25
16
25
16
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