6
Maintenance and care
6-2
Sorvall Legend X1R
Thermo Scientific
Cleaning intervals
For the sake of personal, environmental, and material protection, it is your duty to clean and if
necessary disinfect the centrifuge on a regular basis.
Cleaning
When cleaning centrifuge mind the following:
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Use warm water with a neutral solvent.
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Never use caustic cleaning agents such as soap suds, phosphoric acid, bleaching solutions or
scrubbing powder.
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Rinse the cavities out thoroughly.
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Use a soft brush without metal bristles to remove stubborn residue.
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Afterwards rinse with distilled water.
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Place the rotors on a plastic grate with their cavities pointing down.
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If drying boxes are used, the temperature must never exceed 50 °C, since higher temperatures could
damage the material and shorten the lifetime of the parts.
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Use only disinfectants with a pH of 6-8.
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Dry aluminum parts off with a soft cloth.
CAUTION
During maintenance operations, always disconnect the centrifuge from the
power.
Maintenance
Recommended interval
Cabinet / Housing
every month or when polluted
Rotor chamber
daily or when polluted
Rotor
daily or when polluted
Accessories
daily or when polluted
Cabinet
once per month
Ventilation holes
every six months by a service technician
CAUTION
Refrain from using any other cleaning or decontamination procedure than those
recommended here, if you are not entirely sure that the intended procedure is safe for the
equipment.
Use only approved cleansers.
If in doubt, contact Thermo Fisher Scientific.
