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CAUTION
Safety can be impaired by wrong loading and worn accessories.
Always make sure that the load is as equally distributed as possible.
Do not use rotors and accessories which show any signs of corrosion
or cracks.
Contact customer service for further information.
Do not operate the centrifuge with an unbalanced rotor. Use only
rotors which have been loaded properly.
Never overload the rotor.
Make sure that rotors and accessories are installed properly before
operating the centrifuge. Follow the instructions in section
to Operate a Rotor" on page 46
.
CAUTION
Physical harm caused by ignoring operative basics.
Operate the centrifuge with a properly installed rotor.
Do not move the centrifuge while it is running.
Do not lean on the centrifuge.
Do not put anything on the centrifuge while it is running.
The centrifuge housing is not to be opened by the operator.
CAUTION
Due to air friction sample integrity may be affected.
The temperature of the rotor may rise significantly while the
centrifuge is spinning.
Ventilated units lead to a heat up of the rotor above the ambient
temperature.
Refrigerated units can have a deviation from displayed and set
temperature to the sample temperature.
Make sure the centrifuge temperature control capabilities meet your
application specification. If necessary make a test run.
NOTICE
Protection capability may be impaired due to using unapproved
accessories.
Use only accessories for this centrifuge which have been approved
by Thermo Fisher Scientific. For a list of approved accessories refer to
Exceptions to this rule are commercially available glass or plastic
centrifuge labware, provided they have been designed to fit in the
rotor or the adapter cavities and are approved for the speed or the
RCF value of the rotor.
