Du Pont SORVALL RT6000B, Operating Instructions Manual

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SORVALL
®
Centrifuges
Description
1-1
Chapter 1
DESCRIPTION
This manual provides you with the information you need to install, operate and maintain
your SORVALL
® RT6000B and T6000B Tabletop Centrifuges. If you encounter any
problem concerning either operation or maintenance that is not covered in this manual,
please contact our Marketing Technical Group for assistance. In the United States,
telephone toll free (800) 551-2121. Outside the United States, contact your local
distributor or agent for SORVALL
® Products.
Centrifuge Description
The RT6000B combines the features of the tabletop centrifuge and those of the larger
refrigerated centrifuge in a compact tabletop instrument. It is similar to other SORVALL
®
Tabletop Centrifuges, with an added refrigeration system that consists of an evaporator/
rotor chamber and a low-temperature condensing unit. The system is designed to
maintain temperature within 1
°
C, while in the operating range of –5
°
C to +25
°
C. The
T6000B is a non-refrigerated tabletop centrifuge.
Both the RT6000B and T6000B feature a closed-loop speed control and have a see-
through chamber door that allows rotor calibration and visual inspection of a run in
progress. The chamber door is counterbalanced for easy opening and safe closing. The
lid latch is locked manually by turning the door release knob counterclockwise to the
LOCKED position, then mechanically an interlock engages when the rotor begins spinning
to prevent the chamber door from being opened during operation. The gyro-action, self-
centering drive has a diamond hex-shaped drive spindle which assures proper seating of
rotors. The centrifuges also have a slow-start feature that slowly accelerates the rotor from
0 to 600rpm.*
Centrifuge Specifications
Maximum Speed**
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6000 rpm
Operating Temperature
Range (
RT6000B only
)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –5
°
C to +25
°
C
Maximum heat output during
operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6000 Btu per hour (RT6000B)
3000 Btu per hour (T6000B)
** Maximum speed is dependent on rotor and line voltage.
*Speed in revolutions per minute (rpm) is related to angular velocity,
ω
, according to the following:
ω
= (rpm) = (rpm) (0.10472)
Where
ω
= rad/s. All further references in this manual to speed will be designated as rpm.
2
π
60
) (
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