Abstract: An analyzer has a horizontally disposed baseplate on which primary containers and secondary containers are disposed; a pipetting needle of an electrically conductive material connected to a metering device by a tubing, for transferring a predetermined volume of liquid each time from a primary container to a secondary container; a transport device for the controlled transport of the pipetting needle in three directions at right angles to one another, two of the transport directions extending horizontally and the third transport direction extending vertically; an electrically conductive reference body rigidly connected to baseplate and which in each of the horizontal transport directions has two outer surfaces disposed perpendicularly to the transport direction; and a control device for controlling the metering device and the transport is device.

Abstract: An analyzer has a horizontally disposed baseplate on which primary containers and secondary containers are disposed, a pipetting needle, a transport device, and a control device. The pipetting needle is formed of an electrically conductive material and is connected to a metering device by a tubing, and is for transferring a predetermined volume of liquid each time from a primary container to a secondary container. The transport device is for the controlled transport of the pipetting needle in three directions at right angles to one another, two of the transport directions extending horizontally and the third transport direction extending vertically. The control device is for controlling the metering device and the transport device.