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Operation
Entering Parameters
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Cryofuge 5500i
Thermo Scientific
Entering Parameters
Acceleration Curve
The Cryofuge 5500i offers you a total of 9 acceleration and 9 braking curves with which samples and
gradients can be centrifuged.
After the centrifuge is turned on, the last running profile selected is shown.
1. Press the
below the field acceleration profile to change the acceleration profile.
Curve number 1 is the slowest and curve number 9 the fastest.
2. The value is stored when the value stops flashing.
Braking Curve
1. Press the
below the field breaking curve to change the breaking curve.
Curve number 1 is the slowest and curve number 9 the fastest.
2. The value is stored when the value stops flashing.
Preselecting Speed / RCF
1. Press the
key below the field speed / RCF value. Next to the display a light shows the actual
unit.
key
2.
The display shows the speed or the RCF value depending on the display setting. Press the
to toggle between the two modes.
3.
Enter the desired value by pressing
up or down.
The speed can be selected between 300
rpm and 10000
rpm and can be altered by
10
rpm.
The RCF can be set in steps of 1.
4.
The value is stored when the value stops flashing.
Note
If an extremely low RCF value has been selected, it will be corrected automatically
,
if
the resulting speed is less than 300 rpm.
