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A multi-channel electronic pipettor has a removable lower multi-channel assembly to facilitate autoclaving. The pipettor includes a position holding mechanism which allows adjustment of the angular position of the lower multi-channel assembly with respect to the handle assembly. The lower multi-channel assembly includes a cylinder block including a plurality of aspiration cylinders along with a plurality of pistons, a series of pipette tip mounting shafts and a manifold to communicate between the aspiration cylinders and the air passageways in the pipette tip mounting shafts, among other components. The volume of the air passageways in the manifold is balanced among channels to improve tip-to-tip pipetting accuracy. In addition, the lower multi-channel assembly includes an internal frame to which the other components, such as a cylinder block, are attached either directly or indirectly.
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