Removal And Sample Recovery; Tubes And Accessories - Beckman Coulter SW 32 Ti Instructions For Use Manual

Removal and Sample Recovery

CAUTION
If disassembly reveals evidence of leakage, you should assume that some fluid
escaped the rotor. Apply appropriate decontamination procedures to the
centrifuge and accessories.
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Grasp the bucket cap tabs and lift up to remove the buckets.
• (Buckets may be removed without removing the rotor body from the ultracentrifuge.)
2
Remove the bucket caps by twisting counterclockwise and lifting up.
a. Use a tube removal tool (361668) or hemostat to remove the spacers and tubes.
NOTE
3
To remove the rotor from the centrifuge, lift the rotor straight up and off the drive hub.
a. Set the rotor on the rotor stand.

Tubes and Accessories

The SW 32 Ti rotor uses tubes and accessories listed in
accessories listed in
speed limits shown. Refer to Appendix A in Rotors and Tubes for information on the chemical
resistances of tube and accessory materials.
LXL-TB-015BB
If the conical-shaped adapters that support konical tubes are difficult to remove after
centrifugation, an extractor tool (354468) is available to facilitate removal.
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Table 2. Be sure to use only those items listed, and to observe the maximum
SW 32 Ti and SW 32.1 Ti Swinging-Bucket Rotors
1. Extractor Tool (354468)
While pressing the rubber tip against
the adapter wall, pull the tube and
adapter up and out of the cavity.
Table 1; the SW 32.1 Ti rotor uses tubes and
Preparation and Use
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