Personal bioreactor RTS-1 & RTS-1C
Edition 3.-4.03
– July 2017
Operating instructions
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11. Guarantee and service
11.1. Guarantee. When used in laboratory conditions and according to these working instructions, this product is guaranteed for TWO
YEARS against faulty materials or workmanship. For full Details of the Grant Bio Warranty policy, please contact Grant Instru-
ments.
11.2. Service. For service, return for repair to our Service Department in the UK or, in other countries, to our distributor.
11.3. Cleaning & disinfection. Standard ethanol (75%) or other cleaning agents recommended for cleaning of laboratory equipment can
be used for cleaning and decontamination of the plastic parts of the unit.
11.3.1.
Clean the rotor of the device from liquid droplets and possible contamination after finishing fermentation.
12. Device calibration for maintenance
Note!
Only use this calibration after hardware re-installation.
Following instructions apply to:
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Resetting baseline value for factory hardware pre-calibrated devices with hardware version 8 or earlier.
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Adjusting RPM fluctuation for signal strength stabilization, which is required for maintenance after re-installation of hardware for
all versions of the device.
12.1. Turn on the device.
12.2. Insert a 50 ml centrifuge tube filled with 10 ml of H
2
O into the device.
12.3. Set the Volume parameter to 10 ml.
12.4. Using control panel or software unit control panel, set RPM to 2000.
12.5. Press
Run/Stop
button.
12.6. Press and hold
Select
button until
“CC” command will appear and blink on the display.
12.7. Press
button and
“0.00” number will appear and blink on the display.
12.8. Wait 15 seconds and press
button.
12.9. Device is now calibrated and will make one verification measurement.