Thermo Scientific Sorvall ST40, Instruction Manual

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Operation
Entering parameters
Thermo Fisher Scientific Sorvall ST 40 4-7
Entering parameters
The Sorvall ST 40 offers you a total of 9 acceleration and 10 braking
profiles with which samples and gradients can be centrifuged.
After the centrifuge is turned on, the last running profile selected is shown.
Acceleration curve 1. Press the ACC DEC key one in order to open the acceleration
profile selection menu.
The display shows the message "Acceleration"
2. Select the profile by pressing the key repeatedly, until the
desired acceleration curve shows.
Braking profile 1. Press the ACC DEC key twice in order to open the braking profile
selection menu.
The display shows the message "Set Deceleration“
2. Select the profile by pressing the key repeatedly, until the
desired acceleration curve shows.
Preselecting Speed / RCF 1. Press the “SPEED” key.
The display shows the "RPM“ or the "RCF"-value depending on the
display setting. Press the speed key to toggle between the two values.
2. Enter the desired value by pressing the key repeatedly, until
the desired value shows.
NOTE:
If an extremely low RCF value has been selected, it will be corrected
automatically if the resulting speed is less than 300 rpm.