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Operation
SORVALL
®
Centrifuges
3-2
Table 3-1. Controls and Indicators
(continued)
(keyed to figure 3-1)
It em Na m e Fu n ct ion
2
REV/MIN x 1000
In d ica t es a ct u a l r ot or s p eed fr om 0 t o 6 0 0 0 r p m
±
1 0 0 r p m .
3
OPEN
ligh t * Ligh t s a t t h e en d of t h e r u n t o in d ica t e t h a t t h e d oor
m a y b e op en ed .
4
FAULT
ligh t * Ligh t s wh en a r ot or im b a la n ce occu r s or wh en a
d r ive b elt m a lfu n ct ion occu r s . Cen t r ifu ge will n ot
r es t a r t u n t il p r ob lem h a s b een cor r ect ed .
4
FAULT
ligh t * Ligh t s wh en a r ot or im b a la n ce occu r s , wh en ch a m -
b er over or u n d er t em p er a t u r e occu r s , or wh en a
d r ive b elt m a lfu n ct ion occu r s . Th e cen t r ifu ge will
n ot r es t a r t u n t il p r ob lem h a s b een cor r ect ed .
5
CHAMBER TEMP
°
C
In d ica t es a ct u a l ch a m b er t em p er a t u r e fr om -2 0
°
C t o
+4 0 ° C.
6
CHAMBER TEMP
°
C
S et s d es ir ed ch a m b er t em p er a t u r e fr om -2 0 ° C t o
+4 0
°
C.
7
TIME
d ia l S et s len gt h of r u n t im e u p t o 3 0 m in u t es (or 3 5
m in u t es on 5 0 Hz in s t r u m en t s ). At
∞
, s et s in d efin it e
r u n t im e. Th e
TIME
d ia l a ct s a s a s t a r t s wit ch t o b egin
cen t r ifu ge r u n .
8 Door r elea s e k n ob Wh en t h e k n ob is t u r n ed t o
OPEN
it will r elea s e t h e
d oor la t ch es ; wh en k n ob is t u r n ed t o
LOCKED
it
en ga ges t h e d oor la t ch es .
9
BRAKE
s wit ch Wh en s et t o " ", t h e cen t r ifu ge b r a k es t o a p p r oxi-
m a t ely 2 0 0 r p m a t en d of r u n t h en coa s t s t o a s t op .
Wh en s et t o " ", t h e cen t r ifu ge coa s t s t o a s t op
wit h ou t b r a k in g.
1 0
POWER
s wit ch Th e p ower s wit ch is a n on / off t oggle s wit ch t h a t ,
wh en s et t o "
I
" a p p lies p ower t o t h e cen t r ifu ge.
Rotor Considerations
a. Rotor Temperature
An y t yp e of cen t r ifu ga t ion cr ea t es a n in cr ea s e in r ot or t em p er a t u r e. Th e in cr ea s e in
t em p er a t u r e is ca u s ed b y m a n y va r ia b les in clu d in g a m b ien t t em p er a t u r e, r ot or s p eed ,
len gt h of t h e r u n , a n d t h e t yp e of r ot or.
*These messages are backlit, meaning that each message lights only when the condition that it represents exists.
(T6 0 0 0 B)
(R T6 0 0 0 B)
in d ica t or
(R T6 0 0 0 B on ly)
d ia l (R T6 0 0 0 B on ly)
in d ica t or