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After your RapidVap has been installed as detailed in
Chapter 3: Getting Started
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you are ready to begin using your RapidVap. Read this chapter to learn how to:
set operating parameters.
operate the controls.
properly select and position glassware inside your RapidVap.
understand the display.
interrupt a cycle after it has begun.
Do not use the RapidVap in a manner not specified by the
manufacturer (refer to Appendix C: RapidVap Specifications).
The electrical protection properties of the RapidVap may be
impaired if the RapidVap is used inappropriately.
Planning
Thoroughly understand procedures and the equipment operation prior to beginning
work. The unique performance of the RapidVap Vacuum is dependent upon the
proper balance of heat, vacuum and vortexing action. If the proper balance is not
established, it is possible to damage or lose a portion of the sample. Therefore, if
you are unfamiliar with the RapidVap or are attempting a new protocol, it may be
helpful to make a trial run that is void of the sample you are attempting to
concentrate.
Select the size of the sample tube so it is compatible with the block. Tubes should
not be loose in the block. Blocks are available with holes for various size tubes.
Refer to
Appendix D: RapidVap Accessories
for available block sizes and pages 19
and 20 for recommended usable tube volumes and vortex speeds.
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