
Operation
SORVALL
®
Centrifuges
3-4
b. Precooling the Centrifuge Chamber Only
If t h e r ot or h a s b een p r ecooled ou t s id e of t h e ch a m b er (e.g., in a r efr iger a t or or cold r oom ),
t h e ch a m b er s h ou ld b e p r ecooled b efor e t h e r u n .
1 .
Wit h t h e ch a m b er d oor clos ed , s et t h e
CHAMBER TEMP
°
C
d ia l t o t h e t em p er a t u r e
d es ir ed .
2 .
Wh en t h e ch a m b er is cooled t o t h e p r op er t em p er a t u r e, in s t a ll t h e p r ecooled r ot or
a n d b egin t h e cen t r ifu ge r u n .
NOTE
To expedite cooling of the centrifuge chamber, run an empty rotor at
1500 rpm.
Running Hazardous Material
Beca u s e n eit h er cen t r ifu ge ch a m b er of t h e R T6 0 0 0 B or T6 0 0 0 B a r e d es ign ed for
b iocon t a in m en t , s om e va p or s or a er os ols r elea s ed fr om u n ca p p ed , lea k in g or b r ok en
t u b es m a y lea k fr om t h e ch a m b er d u r in g op er a t ion . On ce a r u n is com p let ed a n d t h e
ch a m b er d oor is op en ed , t h e va p or s or a er os ols wh ich h a ve con cen t r a t ed in t h e ch a m b er
will b e r elea s ed in t o t h e la b or a t or y a r ea . For t h is r ea s on , wh en m a t er ia ls wh ich a r e
p a t h ogen ic, t oxic, or ot h er wis e h a za r d ou s in n a t u r e a r e t o b e r u n , t h e cen t r ifu ge s h ou ld
b e p la ced in a b ioh a za r d s a fet y en clos u r e a n d op er a t ed u s in g a ll a p p r op r ia t e s a fet y
p r eca u t ion s .
O b s e rv e t h e WAR NING fo u n d o n t h e S a fe t y In fo rm a t io n P a ge .
Us e a p p r op r ia t e d econ t a m in a t ion p roced u r es s h ou ld exp os u r e t o a n y h a za r d ou s m a t er ia l
occu r. S ee Ch a p t er 4 for t h e p r oced u r e t o follow if a cen t r ifu ge or r ot or t h a t h a s b een u s ed
wit h a h a za r d ou s m a t er ia l m u s t b e r et u r n ed t o ou r s er vice fa cilit ies for r ep a ir.
Operation
To perform the run:
1 .
S et t h e
POWER
s wit ch t o "
I
", a n d t u r n t h e
TIME
d ia l off. (Th e fa n will t u r n on a n d
con t in u e t o op er a t e wh en ever t h e
POWER
s wit ch is in t h e on p os it ion ).
NOTES
RT6000B Centrifuges
O NLY:
The
FAULT
light may come on when the power is turned on with the door
closed. The light will go off when the door is opened.
It is recommended that the chamber door be kept closed when the
centrifuge is not in use to prevent condensation from forming in the rotor
chamber.
Содержание RT6000B
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