
Laboratory Centrifuge Sigma 6-16S
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Version 07/2012, Rev. 1.22 of 08/05/2020
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Translation of the original operating manual, part no. 0702002
RCF ........................................................... 39
Relative centrifugal force (RCF) ........... 14, 39
Removal of a rotor ..................................... 30
Removal of the transport safety device ...... 26
Remove glass particles and metal dust from
the rotor chamber ................................... 65
Removing a rotor ....................................... 31
Responsibility of the operator ..................... 17
Return of centrifuges, spare parts, or
accessories ............................................ 68
Return of defective parts ............................ 68
Risk of electrical shock............................... 18
Rotor chamber ........................................... 61
Rotor identification, automatic .................... 41
Rotor monitoring system ............................ 23
Rotor radii .................................................. 73
Rotor removal ............................................ 31
Rotor selection list ...................................... 40
Rotor tie-down screw ..................... 29, 30, 63
Rotor wrench ................................. 10, 29, 30
Rotors and accessories with a different
service life ........................................ 21, 77
Rotors for microtiter plate formats .............. 30
Rotors, cleaning and care .......................... 63
Runtime ..................................................... 39
Runtime as of set speed ............................ 47
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Safety area ................................................ 20
Safety devices ........................................... 23
Safety distance .............................. 18, 20, 27
Safety instructions ...................... 9, 29, 30, 34
Safety instructions for centrifugation .......... 20
Safety of rotors and accessories ................ 21
Safety, chemical and biological .................. 19
Safety, electrical ........................................ 18
Safety, mechanical ..................................... 18
Safety-conscious work ............................... 17
Saving a program....................................... 53
Scope of supply ......................................... 10
Screws of the transport safety device are not
removed ................................................. 57
Selection, display, and modification of data 38
Serial number ................................ 12, 60, 67
Service ....................................................... 67
Service contact .......................................... 60
Service life ................................................. 61
Service life of rotors and accessories ... 21, 77
Service life of the accessories .................... 66
Service work .............................................. 67
Set-up and connection ............................... 27
Setup menu ............................................... 47
Short run .................................................... 40
Solvents ......................................... 20, 61, 62
Sound signal .............................................. 23
Sound signal (warning) .............................. 49
Spare part enquiries ................................... 60
Speed ...................................... 12, 14, 39, 71
Speed/RCF fine ......................................... 48
Speed-gravitational-field-diagram .............. 74
Speedometer error ..................................... 59
Spin-out from set speed ............................. 45
Standard menu .......................................... 39
Standards and regulations ......................... 10
Standstill monitoring system ...................... 23
Start delay.................................................. 47
Starting a centrifugation run ....................... 38
Starting a process ...................................... 43
Sterilisation of the rotor chamber and
accessories ............................................ 65
Stopping of the centrifuge due to an
imbalance ............................................... 64
Storage and transport ................................ 25
Storage conditions ..................................... 25
Storage locations ....................................... 71
Stress-corrosion
see
corrosion ............................................. 63
Structural changes ..................................... 19
Supply voltage ........................................... 27
Supporting rings ......................................... 34
Switching the centrifuge off ........................ 56
Switching the centrifuge on ........................ 29
System ....................................................... 48
System check ............................................ 23
System error ........................................ 57, 59
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Table of error codes ................................... 59
Table of rotors and accessories with a
different service life .......................... 21, 77
Technical data ........................................... 71