Thermo Scientific SORVALL RC-5C PLUS, User Manual

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RC-5C PLUS Care and Maintenance
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The SORVALL ® Product Guide contains descriptions of com-
monly used decontamination methods and a chart showing
method compatibility with various materials. The Care and
Maintenance Section of the centrifuge or rotor instruction manual
contains specific guidance about cleaning and decontamination
methods appropriate for the product it describes.
Clean and decontaminate your centrifuge or rotor as follows:
For superspeed floor model centrifuges:
a. Remove rotor from the rotor chamber.
b. Remove, wash, and decontaminate motor sealing gasket
and pad.
c. Decontaminate lid, rotor chamber, and drive using an
appropriate method.
d. Remove all encrusted material from around the motor
and drive assemblies.
For rotors:
Remove tubes, bottles, and adapters from the rotor and
decontaminate rotor using an appropriate method. If tubes
or rotor caps are stuck in the rotor, or the rotor lid is stuck,
notify
Thermo
representative; be prepared with the name
and nature of the sample so the
Thermo
Chemical Hazards
Officer can decide whether to authorize the rotor's return to
a
Thermo
facility.
Do not leave a loaded rotor locked inside a centrifuge that
requires servicing. If, with a loaded rotor installed in the cham-
ber, a centrifuge malfunction makes it so that the chamber door
will not open by normal means, follow the Emergency Sample
Recovery procedure found in your centrifuge operating instruc-
tions manual to gain access to the rotor.
2. Complete and attach Decontamination Information Certificate
(in the back of your rotor or instrument manual) to the centri-
fuge or rotor before servicing.
Decontamination Information Certificates are included with this
book. Additional certificates are available from the local
Thermo
Representative or Field Service Engineer. In the event these
certificates are not available, a signed, written statement certify-
ing that the unit has been properly decontaminated, identifying
what the contaminants were and outlining the decontamination
procedures used will be acceptable.
NOTE
The Field Service Engineer will note on the Customer
Service Repair Report if decontamination was required
and, if so, what the contaminant was and what proce-
dure was used. If no decontamination was required, it
will be so stated.