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- Page 1 behrotest K8 / K12 / K20/ ® K16 / K24 / K40 Digestion Unit User‘s Manual...
- Page 2 Please read this operating manual carefully before starting use of your new K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 digestion unit! The manual introduces you to the use of the apparatus with clear and simple guidance. For reasons of safety in use of the system, please follow all safety warnings carefully.
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Page 3: Safety Advice
Safety Advice Danger of burns! The digestion tubes and the inner zone of the heating block get hot! Never touch the hot glasses or the area of the heating block around the digestion tubes with the bare hands. Danger of electric shock! Always install all cables in such a way that they cannot come into contact with the hot inner zone of the heating block; they could otherwise smoulder through! Always ensure that no liquids can come into contact with cable connections or the interior of the heating block! Always withdraw the mains plug before opening the unit! Repairs on electrical, electronic and mechanical modules of this appliance may be performed only by authorized specialist staff. Danger of injury in case of breakage of glass! Always adhere to your professional association's regulations when handling glass parts! Care is required when using and handling acids and alkalis! Danger of corrosive burns and i njuries! ! Adhere to the current Hazardous Substances Ordinance! Hazard from toxic gases! During the Kjeldahl digestion, vapours of sulfuric acid (and other toxic gases) are set free. They could harm your health and damage the apparatus and your lab equipment. Always perform digesting operations which can result in evolution of toxic or corrosive vapours using a scrubber system! Place the digester and the scrubber in a fume cupboard. Never operate the digestion unit in wet, humid or explosion‑endangered areas! Maximum air humidity = 80% Maximum temperature = 40° C... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Safety Advice ................................3 Scope of supply ................................. 5 Correct use of the device............................5 Overview of the behr K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 ................... 6 Setting up ................................... 8 Handling ..................................9 Switching the appliance on ............................ 11 Using the K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40...................... -
Page 5: Scope Of Supply
Only use the appropriate type of digestion („concealed transportation damage“), please contact the tubes (round-bottom tubes). behr after-sales service immediately upon discovery of the damage. The same applies in the case of any other Please under all circumstances note and adhere to the complaints. - Page 6 behrotest K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 ® Overview of the K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 2.5 - 2.9 → 1.1 - 1.2 → Heating block : Cut-outs for suspending the exhaust collector while not in use Operating unit Sample rack...
- Page 7 Hooks for suspending the exhaust collector in Lower bar of the frame, to hold the hooks (2.8) the cut-outs 1.8 on the mounting rail of the front lid Drip pan © behr Labor-Technik GmbH – 7 –...
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Page 8: Setting Up
behrotest K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 ® Setting up Position the heating block on the place provided in the fume cupboard. It should be located to the left of and adjacent to the exhauster system. Leave some room to the left and right;... -
Page 9: Handling
The upper parts of the PTFE stoppers will rest on the rims of the sample vessels, and the suction tubes will go into the sample vessels so the fume extractor can remove any vapours coming out of them. © behr Labor-Technik GmbH – 9 –... - Page 10 behrotest K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 ® Removing the samples from the heating block When the digestion is completed, you should take the samples out of the heating block but leave the exhaust collector on the sample rack until the samples have cooled down.
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Page 11: Switching The Appliance On
Try this for yourself. The desired option is implemented by pressing on the knob. The complete procedure of choosing by turning and implementing by pressing will henceforth simply be called „selecting.“ © behr Labor-Technik GmbH – 11 –... -
Page 12: The Start Menu
behrotest K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 ® The Start menu Configuring the K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 to meet your needs You can, in fact, use your K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 for analyses right now. - Page 13 „61“ for minutes, for example, the unit will reject the value and instead jump back to the first digit of the setting. Use ==>> to move to the next page of this menu. © behr Labor-Technik GmbH – 13 –...
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Page 14: Creating A Temperature Program
behrotest K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 ® Creating a temperature program You will now see for every program step a page, on which you can enter the settings for this step. The K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 can be used to Program 01/05 write up to ten different temperature programs. - Page 15 Press <<== repeatedly to return to the Start menu. Which program settings are most useful for you will depend on your digester, the digestion method and the nature of the samples. © behr Labor-Technik GmbH – 15 –...
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Page 16: Processing Samples
behrotest K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 ® Processing samples Preheating the digester Danger of burns! The inner zone of the Switch the K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 on (mains heating block gets hot! switch on the rear panel of the unit, Page 7, 2.3). Never touch the hot glasses or the area of the heating block around the mounting °C... - Page 17 Don’t forget removing the drip pan before starting the next digestion. The sample rack can now be removed for further processing of the samples. © behr Labor-Technik GmbH – 17 –...
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Page 18: Cleaning The Exhaust Collector
Checking the Temperature All behr Kjeldahl heating blocks have a boring (2 mm ø) in the center of the aluminium block. You can insert the temperature sensor of an electronic thermometer there to check the temperatur. Check if the temperature mea- sured corresponds to the temperature display of the heating block. - Page 19 The suction vessels, with their long suction nozzles, go through borings of an intermediate bottom. In order to take them out you must first take the PTFE stoppers off the suction nozzles. © behr Labor-Technik GmbH – 19 –...
- Page 20 behrotest K8 / K12 / K20 / K16 / K24 / K40 ® Taking Off the PTFE Stoppers Cautiously turn the exhaust collector bottom up so that the suction nozzles are pointing upwards. From the suction vessels you want to replace, pull the ...
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Page 21: Keep Your Device Working Reliably As Long As Possible
So always insert Condensate can samples on all sample places; at least, insert empty drip down, corrode sample vessels. the block and crack the vessels © behr Labor-Technik GmbH – 21 –... -
Page 22: Avoid Bumping
Make sure to treat the blank in the same way as the samples. If you have an infrared digestion device (e. g. behr InKjel) too, the easiest way to digest high-protein samples will be the infrared digestion. In an infrared digestion, the samples reach digestion temperature very quickly so the foam will collapse soon. -
Page 23: What Do I Do If
Switch the appliance off and on again after a few minutes. Notify the behr after-sales service if it is still not possible to switch the appliance on or if the problem occurs repeatedly. -
Page 24: Technical Data
B 0023 3672 Viton hose cutting for exhaust collector B 0012 4089 Hose clip for the exhaust collector B 0023 3673 Customer Service behr Labor-Technik GmbH Spangerstraße 8 D-40599 Düsseldorf Phone Customer service: (+49 211) 7 48 47 31 Spare parts:...
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