Buckets; Micro Plus Plate Carriers (Including Base And Pad), Blood Bag Cups, And Bucket Covers; Modular Disk Adapters - Beckman Coulter GH-3.8 Instructions For Use Manual

Thoroughly rinse the cleaned rotor and components with water and air-dry upside down. Do not use
acetone to dry the rotor. When the rotor is dry, lubricate the bucket sockets and pins as described
under Maintenance. Before reinstalling the rotor, lightly lubricate the drive hole of the rotor with
Anti-Seize (961660) to prevent the rotor from sticking, as follows:
1
Apply the lubricant onto a swab.
2
Draw the coated swab through a paper towel to remove excess lubricant.
3
Lightly coat the inside of the drive hole with the lubricant remaining on the swab.

Buckets

1
Remove the O-ring from the bucket before cleaning.
2
Clean the bucket and O-ring with a mild detergent such as Solution 555 (339555), diluted 10 to
1 with water, then rinse thoroughly and dry completely.
3
Coat the O-ring with a light film of silicone vacuum grease (335148). Place the O-ring on the
ledge inside the bucket.
After cleaning, lubricate bucket pin sockets with Paint On Graphite Lubricant (977212) as described
under Maintenance.
Micro Plus Plate Carriers (Including Base and Pad), Blood Bag Cups, and Bucket
Covers
Wash with a mild detergent such as Solution 555 (339555), diluted 10 to 1 with water, and a soft
brush. Thoroughly rinse them and air-dry upside down.

Modular Disk Adapters

1
To disassemble adapters for washing, first pull the bail out of the groove in the disks, then
remove the disks and unsnap the bail from the rubber bottom.
2
Use a mild detergent such as Solution 555 (339555), diluted 10 to 1 with water, and a soft brush
to scrub the adapters.
PN GS6-TB-003MD
GH-3.8 Rotor
Care and Maintenance
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