Lab Skills: Micropipettor use
Channel: It's Learnable
Date: 2020-09-09

in this video I walk you through various aspects of micropipettor use, and provide tips for accurate pipetting.

01:00 - Setting volumes on a P1000
02:20 - "P-numbers" and volume ranges
06:00 - Matching your micropipettor with the appropriate micropipette tips
08:30 - Putting a tip onto a micropipettor
10:10 - First "stop" and second "stop"
16:45 - Common Errors: 100 microliters drawn up correctly and incorrectly
17:50 - Comparison of first and second "stop" at high and low volume settings
18:48 - Common Errors: not checking the tips after drawing up liquid
20:23 - Common Errors: working too quickly
21:27 - Tip ejector