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8-Maintenance
8.1 Considerations
1)
Don’t let any liquid enter the equipment in order to prevent electric
shock.
2)
It is prohibited to spray to clean/disinfect on the casing.
3)
The power can only be turned on when interior and exterior of the
equipment are completely dry.
4)
Before each use, please check air tightness of the rotor cover and the
microcentrifuge tube; the rotor cover and the microcentrifuge tube must
be clean and undamaged.
5)
High-temperature disinfection temperature should not exceed 121 °C for
no more than 20 min. After disinfection, please apply a thin layer of
journal grease onto the rotor cover screw thread.
6)
Please don’t close the lid when storing the rotor cover or the
microcentrifuge tube.
7)
It is prohibited to use any corrosive chemicals on the equipment and its
fittings, such as strong and weak base, strong acid, acetone,
formaldehyde, halogenated hydroxide or phenol.
8)
When polluted by corrosive chemicals, the equipment should be cleaned
immediately with neutral cleaner.
9)
Don’t disinfect the equipment with UV, β, γ ray or other HERs. Avoid
storing the equipment in areas with strong ultraviolet radiation.
8.2 Regular maintenance
1)
Please shut down the microcentrifuge and unplug the power supply
before maintenance.
2)
Regularly empty and clean the waste water tank.
3)
Clean surfaces of the equipment and its fittings with contact to operators’
skin with gentle cleanser at least once every week.
4)
If the equipment is used to process samples with biological hazards,
please regularly remove and clean the rotor and disinfect it at 120 °C.
Clean the rotor with ethyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol-containing
disinfectant.
Note: If rotors with non-detachable sealing ring, which cannot be
disinfected for more than 50 times and should be replaced when they
have been disinfected for 50 times.
