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TRANSFERRING ITEMS INTO THE INCUBATOR
The workstation is supplied with four aluminium petri dish holders, each capable of holding ten dishes.
These are used for transferring dishes into and out of the cabinet and for stacking them whilst they are
being incubated.
To insert the dishes into the incubator, simply do the following:-
Place the loaded petri dish holders in close proximity to the right hand side of the cabinet. Insert the left
hand through the right hand glove port. Using the right hand, remove the lid from the transfer lock. Place
the dish holder into the lock and replace the lid. Using the left hand inside the cabinet, open the bottom
door of the transfer lock and lower the holder into the incubator. Close the bottom door and repeat for
further holders.
TRANSFERRING ITEMS OUT OF THE INCUBATOR
To remove plates from the incubator, first collect all the dish holders to be removed and place them in the
right half of the cabinet, within easy reach of the left hand (again inserted into the right hand glove port).
Open the bottom door of the transfer lock, push the holder up into the lock and hold in place with the
thumb of the left hand, while closing the door with the fingers. Now remove the top lid of the lock and
withdraw the holder. Replace the lid and repeat for further holders.
THE HEATING SYSTEM
The heating system consists of a 400 Watt heater fixed directly behind the fan unit, mounted on a
detachable plate on the top of the incubator. The fan runs continuously whilst the heater is burst fired.
THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER
An adjustable electronic temperature controller fitted in the control panel of the cabinet regulates the
temperature. The controller has a temperature sensor in the right hand top corner of the heating chamber
and the temperature of the incubator can be adjusted between 3 degrees C above ambient to 40 degrees
C. There is a green led incorporated in the temperature controller which indicates when the heater is
operating and a temperature display to give an accurate reading of the internal temperature of the cabinet.
A data sheet covering the temperature controller is included with this documentation.
THE GAS CIRCULATION SYSTEM
The fan units pick up the cooler incubator atmosphere which has been forced to the top of the incubator
and first passes it over the warm heater. This warmer gas is now forced down the channel at the back of
