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SORVALL
®
Centrifuges
Description
1-1
Chapter 1
DESCRIPTION
Th is m a n u a l p r ovid es you wit h t h e in for m a t ion you n eed t o in s t a ll, op er a t e a n d m a in t a in
you r S ORVALL
® R T6 0 0 0 B a n d T6 0 0 0 B Ta b let op Cen t r ifu ges . If you en cou n t er a n y
p r ob lem con cer n in g eit h er op er a t ion or m a in t en a n ce t h a t is n ot cover ed in t h is m a n u a l,
p lea s e con t a ct ou r Ma r k et in g Tech n ica l Gr ou p for a s s is t a n ce. In t h e Un it ed S t a t es ,
t elep h on e t oll fr ee (8 0 0 ) 5 5 1 -2 1 2 1 . Ou t s id e t h e Un it ed S t a t es , con t a ct you r loca l
d is t r ib u t or or a gen t for S ORVALL
® Pr od u ct s .
Centrifuge Description
Th e R T6 0 0 0 B com b in es t h e fea t u r es of t h e t a b let op cen t r ifu ge a n d t h os e of t h e la rger
r efr iger a t ed cen t r ifu ge in a com p a ct t a b let op in s t r u m en t . It is s im ila r t o ot h er S ORVALL
®
Ta b let op Cen t r ifu ges , wit h a n a d d ed r efr iger a t ion s ys t em t h a t con s is t s of a n eva p or a t or /
r ot or ch a m b er a n d a low-t em p er a t u r e con d en s in g u n it . Th e s ys t em is d es ign ed t o
m a in t a in t em p er a t u r e wit h in 1
°
C, wh ile in t h e op er a t in g r a n ge of –5
°
C t o +2 5
°
C. Th e
T6 0 0 0 B is a n on -r efr iger a t ed t a b let op cen t r ifu ge.
Bot h t h e R T6 0 0 0 B a n d T6 0 0 0 B fea t u r e a clos ed -loop s p eed con t r ol a n d h a ve a s ee-
t h r ou gh ch a m b er d oor t h a t a llows r ot or ca lib r a t ion a n d vis u a l in s p ect ion of a r u n in
p r ogr es s . Th e ch a m b er d oor is cou n t er b a la n ced for ea s y op en in g a n d s a fe clos in g. Th e
lid la t ch is lock ed m a n u a lly b y t u r n in g t h e d oor r elea s e k n ob cou n t er clock wis e t o t h e
LOCKED
p os it ion , t h en m ech a n ica lly a n in t er lock en ga ges wh en t h e r ot or b egin s s p in n in g
t o p r even t t h e ch a m b er d oor fr om b ein g op en ed d u r in g op er a t ion . Th e gyr o-a ct ion , s elf-
cen t er in g d r ive h a s a d ia m on d h ex-s h a p ed d r ive s p in d le wh ich a s s u res p r op er s ea t in g of
r ot or s . Th e cen t r ifu ges a ls o h a ve a s low-s t a r t fea t u r e t h a t s lowly a cceler a t es t h e r ot or fr om
0 t o 6 0 0 r p m .*
Centrifuge Specifications
Maximum Speed**
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6000 rpm
Operating Temperature
Range (
R T6 0 0 0 B o n ly
)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 5
°
C to +25
°
C
Maximum heat output during
operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6000 Btu per hour (RT6000B)
3000 Btu per hour (T6000B)
** Maximum speed is dependent on rotor and line voltage.
*Speed in revolutions per minute (rpm) is related to angular velocity,
ω
, according to the following:
ω
= (rpm) = (rpm) (0.10472)
Where
ω
= rad/s. All further references in this manual to speed will be designated as rpm.
2
π
60
)
(
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