Troubleshooting - Vitlab pipeo Operating Manual

15. Troubleshooting

Trouble
Suction capacity
impaired
Pipette drips
Pipette not held
properly
After connecting
the AC adapter,
the LED-display
of the instrument
flashes or does not
light up
Recharging proce-
dure not success-
ful, LED-display
of the instrument
does not light up
If recommendations in the Troubleshooting section do not solve current problems, contact your authorized dealer
or the manufacturer directly.
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Possible Cause
- Check valve closed
- Filter or check valve
dirty
- Filter not properly
positioned
- Adapter or pipette
damaged
- Adapter dirty or
damaged
- Battery/AC adapter
or Instrument
defective
- Battery problem
Action to be taken
- Set mode selection switch for
"power delivery" and press lower
button for blow out (­ p. 27)
- Clean and/or replace check valve
(­ p. 32-34)
- Insert filter properly (­ p. 33)
- Replace adapter or pipette
(­ p. 32-34)
- Clean the adapter, allow
it to dry and/or replace it
(­ p.32-34)
- Replace battery/AC adapter
- Send the instrument in for repair
(­ p.41)
- Replace battery (­ p. 37)