Thermo Scientific Medifuge Centrifuge
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6. Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7. Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
III. Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Control Panel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Select RPM/RCF � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 22
Select Runtime � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 24
Acceleration / Deceleration Profiles � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 25
Programs � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 26
Acoustic Signals � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 27
IV. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1. Switching on the Centrifuge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2. Open the Centrifuge Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3. Rotor Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installation of Swing Out Buckets � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 31
Maximum Loading � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 34
Tube and Spacer Guide � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 35
Swing Out Bucket � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 39
Checking the Rotor Lifetime � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 41
6. Close the Centrifuge Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7. Centrifugation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Before a Run � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 43
Starting the Centrifugation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 43
Stopping the Centrifugation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 44
V. Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1. Cleaning Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46