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Operation
Entering Parameters
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ST16 / 16R
Thermo Scientific
Entering Parameters
The Sorvall ST 16 / 16R offers you a total of 9 acceleration and 10 braking curves 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 key
below the ACC display in order to open the acceleration profile selection menu.
The display shows the message "Set acceleration".
2. Select the profile by pressing the key
, until the desired acceleration curve shows.
Braking curve
1. Press the key
below the DEC display in order to open the braking curve selection menu.
The display shows the message "Set deceleration“
2. Select the profile by pressing the key
, until the desired braking curve shows.
Preselecting Speed / RCF
1. Press the key
below the “SPEED” display in order to open the speed / RCF value menu.
The display shows the "RPM“ or the "RCF"-value depending on the display setting. Press the
CHANGE key
to toggle between the two modes.
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.
