Nice Light Pipette

January 09, 2019

BlueskyReddit
University of Maryland Baltimore
Pharmaceutical sciences
Postdoctoral Researcher

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Company:

Biotix

Product Name:

Cobra Pipette

Catalog Number:

BTX-200 (and rest of Cobra series)

It works pretty well and is very light to pipet and eject tips. The ejector is adjustable for left- or right-handed use. It has an anti-slide mechanism so your volume will not change as you use the pipet. Although it is kind of noisy when changing volumes because of this feature.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Liquid measurement and displacement, pipetting

Protocol Overview

Load pipet with appropriate size tips, turn plunger to desired volume, push down to first stop and release to pull liquid up and push plunger back down to release liquid.

Tips

These pipettes work just like any other standard pipettes.

Features Summary

Plunger and tip ejector are pretty light, tip ejector is adjustable for left/right hand, has anti-drift mechanism to prevent volume drift.

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Summary

The Good

Anti-drift mechanism (no actual lock though), light, ergonomic

The Bad

Turning the plunger is annoyingly loud

The Bottom Line

The working parts of this pipette is actually made by Gilson so you know they're well made. They have an anti-drift mechanism that doesn't require locking/unlocking so that's nice. However, the clicking sound is quite loud and annoying. The ejector can be adjusted to fit right hand, left hand, or centered.

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