9
Maintenance and cleaning
The instrument is maintenance-free. It is only sub-
ject to the natural wear and tear of components
and their statistical failure rate.
Cleaning
For cleaning disconnect
the main plug!
Use only cleaning agents which have been approved
by
IKA
®
to clean
IKA
®
instruments.
Dirt
Cleaning agent
Dye
isopropyl alcohol
Construction material water containing tenside/
isopropyl alcohol
Cosmetics
water containing tenside/
isopropyl alcohol
Foodstuff
water containing tenside
Fuel
water containing tenside
For materials which are not listed, please request
information from
IKA
®
application support.
Wear protective gloves during cleaning the instru-
ments.
Electrical instruments may not be placed in the
cleansing agent for the purpose of cleaning.
Do not allow moisture to get into the instrument
when cleaning.
Before using another than the recommended
method for cleaning or decontamination, the user
must ascertain with
IKA
®
that this method does
not destroy the instrument.
Spare parts order
When ordering spare parts, please give:
- machine type
- manufacturing number, see type plate
- item and designation of the spare part see
www.ika.com
, spare parts diagram and spare
parts list
- software version.
Repair
Please send in instrument for repair only after it
has been cleaned and is free from any materials
which may constitute a health hazard.
For repair, please request the “
Decontamination
Certificate
” form
IKA
®
or use the download
printout of it from
IKA
®
website:
www.ika.com
.
If you require servicing, return the instrument in its
original packaging. Storage packaging is not suffi-
cient. Please also use suitable transport packaging.
Error codes
The fault is shown by an error code in the display (C) as following if the error occurs, e.g.
Er 4
.
Proceed as follows in such cases:
)
Switch the device switch (A) off.
)
Remove the stirrer tool and remove the instrument from the assembly.
)
Reduce the speed and switch on (instrument switch (A)) the device without the stirrer tool.
Error code Cause
Effect
Solution
Er 2
Motor current sensor fault
motor off
- Switch off the instrument
Er 3
Temperature inside instrument
is too high
motor off
- Switch off the instrument and allow it
to cool down
Er 4
Motor blockage or overload
motor off
- Switch off the instrument
- Decrease the load on the motor and
restart again
Er 8
Speed sensor fault or overload motor off
- Switch off the instrument
Er 21
Safety relay fault
motor off
- Switch off the instrument
If the actions described fails to resolve the fault or another error code is displayed then take one of the
following steps:
- Contact the service department
- Send the instrument for repair, including a short description of the fault.
