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Unbalance
The centrifuge is provided with the rotor unbalance sensor and when it will be activated,
centrifugation process will be stopped through fast braking and at the same time an error message will
be displayed. Cancellation of this error is possible only through pressing COVER key after stopping of
the rotor.
One must check if rotor was correctly loaded, close the cover and once more start the program.
In order to protect the rotor against beating in opposite areas of the rotor, it has to be provided with
identically filled buckets, carriers, test-tubes etc. for getting the best balance possible.
Unbalance causes noise and vibrations during operation, and adversely affects
power transmission system (motor, shock absorbers). The better balance, the
smoother will be the centrifuge operation and therefore longer life of usage of the
driveline. Moreover, the ideal separation level is then obtained, as already
separated constituents would not be moved up by vibration.
8.12 Emergency stop
At any moment of centrifuging it is possible to interrupt the process and fast stop the rotor.
Single-time pressing of the STOP key will make centrifuging stop with acceleration characteristics set
in the program (after pressing the SET or STOP key, the device returns to the main screen). Pressing
and holding it up to 1s will make the centrifuging stop with the strictest characteristic.
