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Maintenance and care
Cleaning
Thermo Scientific
Sorvall Legend X1R
6-3
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After cleaning, treat the entire surface of aluminum parts with corrosion protection oil (7000
9824). Also treat the cavities with oil.
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Store the aluminum parts at room temperature or in a cold-storage room with the cavities pointing
down.
Clean centrifuge and accessories as follows:
1. Open the centrifuge.
2. Turn off the centrifuge.
3. Pull out the power supply plug.
4. Grasp the rotor with both hands and lift it vertically off the centrifuge spindle.
5. Remove the centrifuge tubes and adapters.
6. Use a neutral cleaning agent with a pH value between 6 and 8 for cleaning.
7. Use a small nylon brush to clean the cavities of fixed angle rotors and buckets.
8. Dry all of the rotors and accessories after cleaning with a cloth or in a warm air cabinet at a
maximum temperature of 50 °C.
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After cleaning, treat the entire surface of aluminum parts with corrosion protection oil (7000
9824). Also treat the cavities with oil.
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Tread the bold of the swing out rotor with bold grease (75003786).
After some applications their might be ice in the rotor chamber. Let the ice melt and drain it off. Clean
the rotor chamber as described above.
CAUTION
Before using any cleaning or decontamination methods except those
recommended by the manufacturer, users should check with the manufacturer that the
proposed method will not damage the equipment.
CAUTION
Do not use metal wire brushes or other tools that may scratch the anodized
surface of the buckets or rotors.
CAUTION
When cleaning, do not allow liquids, especially organic solvents, to get on the
drive shaft or the bearings of the centrifuge.
Organic solvents break down the grease in the motor bearing. The drive shaft could freeze
up.
