
Genevac HT-4X Evaporation System
User Manual
32
04-7415 Issue 1-16 August
2014
Loading Samples
The following instructions relate to Genevac
systems with swung rotors. Your local
Genevac representative will be happy to
provide information about systems with
fixed rotors which have angled holes for
holders or individual tubes.
Sample holders
A range of sample holders is available to
suite a wide variety of plates, vials, tubes,
beakers, flasks, etc, as well as the
revolutionary Genevac
SampleGenie™
system. Sample holders are
interchangeable, lifting straight out of the
rotor to allow samples to be loaded quickly
and easily. Some sample holders are a
one-piece integral holder and swing, others
consist of a sample holder block which fits
into a separate swing.
Integral swing / tube holder
Tube holder and side bridge swing
To see the range of sample holders
available, contact your local Genevac
representative and request a
Genevac
Accessories Brochure
.
Use of correct accessories
Take care to make sure that the correct
sample holders are used, follow this
guidance at all times:
Only use swings and sample holders that
are approved for the system (it is
particularly important to check this if
more than one Genevac system is in
use).
Only use the tubes or vials that are
approved for the sample holder
(incompatible tubes may appear to fit a
holder they could be too long when
loaded onto the rotor).
Use matched pairs of sample holders on
opposing positions of the rotor.
Do not use sample holders intended for
side-bridge swings in open swings (they
may appear to fit but could be too tall
when loaded onto the rotor).
If using heat transfer plates, insert each
plate into the swing with the flat metal
base plate facing downwards so it
contacts the swing (heat transfer plates
are for use with microtitre plates only).
The
Genevac Accessories Brochure
indicates the maximum tube length that
each holder can take and includes notes
such as:
For use in side-bridge swing only
.
Note:
Some
Bohdan Miniblock
system
sample holders exceed the mass limitations
of Genevac systems. If you plan to use
Bohdan Miniblocks in a Genevac system,
please contact Genevac for a list of the
relevant weights.
Caution:
With the exception of
microtitre plates, do not load any
non-Genevac holders into a
system without gaining approval
from Genevac.