Removing The Rotor; Turning Off The Centrifuge; Audible Alarm - Thermo Scientific Sorvall RC-4 Instruction Manual

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Operation

Turning off the Centrifuge

Removing the Rotor

To remove the rotor, proceed as follows:
1. Open the centrifuge door.
2. Thread the fastening tool in the centrifuge spindle counter-clockwise. Hold the rotor with the
other hand into position.
3. At the same time, pull the rotor directly upwards with both hands and remove it from the
centrifuge spindle. Make sure not to tilt the rotor while doing this.
Aerosol-tight Rotors
When using an aerosol tight lid, the rotor can only be removed with the lid closed. This is to
protect you and the samples.
Turning off the Centrifuge
1. To turn off the centrifuge, put the mains switch to "0".

Audible Alarm

Error messages are accompanied by an audible alarm. Press any key to silence the audible alarm.
The end of run can also be accompanied by an audible alarm. To switch off this signal proceed as
follows:
1. Press the
The display shows the current setting.
2. Use the
make an audible alarm after the run.
Use the
not make an audible alarm after the run.
Note If the message
press the
4-10
Sorvall RC-4
key
for 1 second.
key below the field run time until it says
key below the field run time until it says
rotor
appears in the display the selected speed or RCF-value are to high. If you
key the centrifuge accelerates to the shown maximum value.
ON
in the display if the centrifuge should
OFF
in the display if the centrifuge should
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