1 PREFACE The purpose of this manual is to provide the service technician with information for troubleshooting, testing, and repair of laboratory centrifuge model 642VFD. Only qualified technically trained personnel should attempt any of the servicing described in this document.
Rotor is loose Tighten rotor nut per section 7-2 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Debris in air intake / exhaust ports Remove power before clearing debris. Whistling noise while running Gasket failure Requires service DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
No calibration adjustment of speed can be made, only a verification of rotor speed. Line Leakage a) Check the centrifuge’s line leakage periodically, we recommend every two years. DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
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The tray will slide off the threaded studs. d) Early models used a plastic spacer between the tray assembly and the metal cabinet. A spacer is no longer needed. IMPORTANT: Remove any plastic spacer that may be present. DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
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To remove them, drill the heads off with a 3/16” drill bit. f) Lift the base assembly off of the guard bowl and set it aside. g) Flip the guard bowl. DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
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IMPORTANT: Make certain that no wires are pinched between the guard bowl and base! i) IMPORTANT: Tuck a portion of the motor wire harness into the rectangular cutout in the base. See fig 1. Figure 1 DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
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Carefully place the cabinet onto the base taking care not to pinch any wires between the two. d) Complete the assembly by replacing the six #8 screws, washers and lock washers with a #2 Phillips driver. DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
WASHER #8, FLAT, SILVER 3033001 #8 SPLIT LOCK WASHER 3012006 SCREW, 8-32 x 0.375, PAN HEAD PHILIPS, SILVER 6 7724026 SERIAL NUMBER 7724029 FACTORY CALIBRATION LABEL OEM SPECIFIC 642VFD FRONT PANEL LABEL DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
PIN, ROLL, 642 MOTOR DRIVE, .010 x 0.625 7786028 642/643 TAPERED ROTOR HUB 7728103 614/642 Motor Ring 3003003 WASHER, RUBBER, MOTOR MOUNT 0.175 x 0.5 OD x 0.18 3081003 DISCONNECT, 0.18", FEMALE 03-1-0005-0000 WIRE, BLACK DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
12 REVISION HISTORY Revision # Date Details of Change Original 07/07/2013 Original Issue - DR-2958. DRUCKER DIAGNOSTICS SM004 MODEL 642VFD SERVICE MANUAL REV: A...
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