Minifors 2 - Benchtop Bioreactor
Cleaning and Maintenance
07 February 2019
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11.3.4 Removing Blanking Plugs
Proceed as follows:
Blanking plugs in 10 mm vessel top plate ports
Procedure
1.
Loosen and remove the fastening screw beside the blanking
plugs by hand.
2.
Pull the blanking plug out of the vessel top plate port by hand.
Ensure that the O-ring at the blanking plug does not get lost.
Blanking plugs in 12 mm/Pg13.5 vessel top plate ports
Procedure
1.
Loosen the blanking plug with a hexagon socket spanner and
remove it by hand.
Ensure that the O-ring does not get lost.
11.3.5 Removing the Septum Collar and Septum
Proceed as follows:
Procedure
1.
Loosen the blanking plug with a hexagon socket spanner in
the septum collar and remove it by hand.
Ensure that the O-ring does not get lost.
2.
Unscrew the septum collar out of the port by hand.
3.
Remove the septum from the port and dispose of it.
11.3.6 Removing Addition Port Adapters, Feed Needle and Temperature Sensor
Proceed as follows:
Procedure
1.
Loosen and remove the fastening screw between the addition
port adapters and/or feed needle(s) as well as beside the
pocket by hand.
2.
Pull the addition port adapters and if necessary, the feed nee-
dle(s) from the vessel top plate ports by hand.
3.
Pull the temperature sensor pocket out of the vessel top plate
port.
Ensure that the O-rings on the addition port adapters and at
the pocket do not get lost.
11.3.7 Removing the Vessel Top Plate
Proceed as follows to remove the vessel top plate:
