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USER MANUAL
PRECELLYS
Evolution Touch
®
2.4.
Biological risks
Always wear gloves and protective glasses when handling bio-hazardous
samples and take all necessary precautions to prevent any risk of
contamination. Use the best practices implemented in your laboratory.
Protective glasses
2.5.
Non-ionising radiation
WARNING:
This device is a Class A apparatus. In a residential environment, this
device may cause radio interference. In such case, the user should take
appropriate measures.
2.6
Risk of use
2.6.1
Use of lysing kits
Depending on the user settings of the PRECELLYS® Evolution Touch
(speed, number of cycles, duration of a cycle, time delay between two
cycles), excessive heat of the lysing tube may lead to their sudden
degradation.
In order to ensure the good working order of the Precellys® Evoution
Touch, it is strongly recommended to use the Lysing Kits produced by
Bertin Technologies and to comply with the operating limits defined for
each Lysing kit. These operating limits specify the maximum levels of the
settings (speed, number of cycles, duration of a cycle, time delay between
two cycles, etc.) that should not be exceeded for the biological samples to
be prepared correctly.
The operating limits of the lysing kits are available on the website
bertin-technologies.com.
2.6.2
Incorrect operation
Handling this device without following the instructions set out in this
manual could reduce the level of protection provided by the device.
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Gloves
Bertin Technologies shall be exempt from any claim for compensation for
any damage to property or physical injury resulting from a non-compliance
with the safety instructions set out in this document.
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3.1
3.1.1
The PRECELLYS® Evolution Touch is a device designed to lyse and
homogenize biological samples contained in tubes at variable speeds,
in order to extract proteins, nucleic acids, drugs, etc. It simultaneously
processes tubes at high speed which may contain several millilitres of
sample (see the range of tubes offered at www.bertin-instruments.fr).
The PRECELLYS® Evolution Touch offers the following key advantages:
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Do not tilt the device: the PRECELLYS® Evolution Touch must
always be resting on its four feet. If not, the internal components
can get damaged or the plastic casing break.
Do not handle the instrument if the casing is partially or
completely disassembled or if it is damaged: high voltage
levels in the device are hazardous.
Do not handle the instrument if the earth connection is
disconnected.
Do not install any unauthorised electronic board, component
or accessories as this may affect the protection provided by the
device and will void the warranty.
Check that the supply voltage specified on the rear panel of the
device matches the voltage of the power supply.
Do not immerse the device.
DESCRIPTION OF PRECELLYS® EVOLUTION TOUCH
Presentation of the equipement
Instrument
Easy tube loading: innovative and automated locking system.
Easy decontamination: the areas to be cleaned are very easily
accessible.
Flexible and easy programming cycles (cycle time, speed).
No degradation of the biological material and no cross-
contamination between samples.
Effective and identical grinding in all the tubes and whatever
their volume.
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