5. The speed display should read ‘dPE’, and the temperature display
should read the defrost period in hours between 1 and 20. The defrost
period is the time between defrost cycles.
6. Using the TEMP UP and TEMP DOWN arrow keys, adjust the
defrost period to the desired time.
7. Press the POWER key. This logs the defrost period and advances to
defrost duration adjustment.
8. The speed display should read ‘ddU’, and the temperature display
should read the defrost duration in seconds between 15 and 240. The
defrost duration is the time the unit spends defrosting the coil each
defrost period. During this time, the unit runs high temperature gas
through the evaporator coil to defrost it.
9. Using the TEMP UP and TEMP DOWN arrow keys, adjust the
defrost duration to the desired time.
10. Press the POWER key. This logs the defrost duration and ends defrost
cycle alteration.
Press the lightbulb icon on the control panel to turn On interior chamber
light.
Press the plug icon on the control panel to turn on interior 1 amp
chamber outlet. A 1 amp resettable fuse is located on the back side of the
unit.
MaxQ 6000 units come in two varieties (exclusive of voltage): incubated
and refrigerated. As incubated units do not have cooling, it is necessary to
configure the unit to avoid defrost cycles from triggering. The default
model state is refrigerated.
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MaxQ 6000 Shaker
Thermo Scientific
Section 5
Operation
Defrost Cycle
Alteration (continued)
Interior Chamber
Light
Interior 1 Amp
Chamber Outlet
