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David Sawyer
January 16, 2025
What should I do when the mains interrupt
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Mr. Anderson
February 11, 2025
The manual does not explicitly describe steps for handling a mains interrupt on the Hettich ROTINA 38. However, if the issue involves the mains choke coil causing an error (e.g., FU / CCI - ERROR 62) due to undervoltage, the procedure is as follows:
1. Pull both plugs from the mains choke coil. 2. Cut off both plugs and connect the ends of the cables together using a luster terminal.
If additional troubleshooting is required, consult the troubleshooting or error message sections of the manual for further guidance.
Contents Introduction ......................7 Meaning of the symbols ..................7 Description of the centrifuge ................8 Control panel (CP) .................... 8 Supply board (SB)..................... 9 Frequency converter (FC) ................. 9 Special features ....................10 Motor / Tacho system..................10 Imbalance switch..................... 11 Interlocking......................
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Appliance plug (B1), overvoltage protection (F1)..........37 8.16 Imbalance switch .................... 37 8.17 Fan (M5) at the motor (only ROTINA 38 R) ............ 37 8.18 Temperature sensor B1 in centrifuge chamber..........37 8.19 Temperature sensor (B2) at condenser ............38 8.20...
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Technical documents ..................40 Speedometer-code-position of the rotors ............40 Cooling diagram ....................41 Circuit diagrams ....................42 9.3.1 Abbreviations of the cable colours ............42 9.3.2 Mains input with supply board (SB) with 1703, 1707 ....... 43 9.3.3 Mains input with supply board (SB) with 1703-01, 1707-01 ..... 44 9.3.4 Mains input with supply board (SB) with 1703-02, 1707-02 .....
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Abbreviations Control panel Frequency converter Supply board Cooling board Control cable Lid locking Braking chopper Brake resistor Mains reset, mains switch OFF - ON Error cause Error consequence Error remedy Measurements Error-code reset 6/55...
Interventions and modifications at centrifuges, which have been conducted by persons not authorized by the HETTICH company, are at their own risk and entail the loss off all guarantee and liability claims. In such an event any guarantee claim or liability claim against the HETTICH company expire.
• Motor with speed sensor (speedometer) • Braking chopper (BC) with brake resistor (BR) • Lid locking (LL) • Cooling board (CB), only Rotina 38 R Control panel (CP) The CP is the ”brain” or ”master” of the centrifuge. Via a serial data bus system, the MASTER controls its SLAVE, the component: −...
• 12 V DC and 5 V DC supply for the SB. • 12 V DC supply for the CP. • 12 V DC supply for the CB (only ROTINA 38 R). • Plugging station X5 for mains power supply, LL magnet and transmission of the signalling circuit for LL-switch (open/closed over opto-coupler to the CP).
• The CP issues the following via the serial interface: − Speed − Starting and braking levels − Control commands START, BRAKE, STOP • State display by LED´s: In standby mode the green LED is on In running mode the green LED is on In fault mode the green LED flashes If the FC processor detects a fault, it shuts down itself automatically and triggers the...
Imbalance switch • A switch detects any imbalance. • Imbalance can only be detected in running mode (starting, centrifuging and braking). • If any imbalance is detected, the drive is changed over to braking. Interlocking • Opening of the LL is prevented by a latch. The LL can only be opened when the relay on the SB is energized by the CP.
3.10 Offset calibration • Offset calibration is performed in order to equalize the tolerances of the temperature sensor and the electronics. Perform Offset calibration Where/How when replacing: − the temperature sensor calibrate the temperature sensor. − the CP calibrate temperature sensor and read out the old offset values and put them in the new CP.
Error messages MAINS RESET • Switch off the mains switch. • Wait at least for 10 seconds and then switch on the mains switch again. Brief description Error designation Brief description Page TACHO-ERROR Speedometer pulses break down during rotation TACHO-ERROR No speedometer pulses after start command IMBALANCE (03)* Imbalance on motor axle...
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Error designation Brief description Page No cooling Overtemperature at condenser (No error displayed) °C / *-ERROR Overtemperature in centrifuge chamber °C / *-ERROR Temperature sensor in centrifuge chamber is defective FU/CCI-ERROR Faulty release signal to FC FU/CCI-ERROR FC - error: computing section FU/CCI-ERROR FC - error:...
Description and elimination of errors TACHO - ERROR 01 During centrifugation the speedometer pulses are interrupted. The rotor slows down until it stops. After the rotor stops, there is a DC braking for 30 sec. An MR during slowing-down causes a DC braking for 3 min. After the DC braking, the ”open the lid”...
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IMBALANCE Imbalance on motor axle. The centrifuge slows down until the “open the lid” release occurs. Further cooling until NOMINAL temperature is reached. • Weight difference in rotor components. • Supporting lugs not lubricated. • False IMBALANCE MODE is set (see chapter "Imbalance Mode"). •...
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ROTORCODE 10 An invalid rotor code was read during startup. The centrifuge slows down until the ”open the lid” release occurs. Further cooling until NOMINAL temperature is reached. • Magnetic coding on rotor is defective. • Speedometer system is defective. •...
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N < MIN 13 Insufficient speed; the slippage of the motor is too great. The centrifuge regulation can adjust the speed by 5% max (the limit of adjustment). The error is indicated if the ACTUAL speed is lower than the NOMINAL speed minus 5%.
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SER I/O - ERROR 30 and ERROR 31 CP has no connection to the component FC via serial interface. The centrifuge slows down until the ”open the lid” release occurs. • CC to FC is defective. • There is no voltage on FC. •...
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°C / * - NO COOLING No cooling in centrifuge chamber. Overtemperature at condenser, temperature > 60°C. Cooling switches off. Continuance of centrifugation until temperature switch in the centrifuge chamber triggers and “ERROR 52” appears. The centrifuge slows down until the “open the lid” release occurs. •...
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FU / CCI - ERROR 60 The release signal was not correctly transmitted to FC. The evaluation of the release signal only occurs once after MR. No further user operation is possible. • CC to FC is defective. • CC to CP is defective. •...
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FU / CCI - ERROR 64 Voltage in intermediate circuit: >410 V DC at 230 V >205 V DC at 115 V This error normally only occurs when the drive is being braked. • BR is defective. • CC is defective. •...
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FU / CCI - ERROR 84 FC recognizes excess speed. During rotation the speedometer pulses (6 per revolution) are controlled by the FC. The FC switches the centrifuge off, when the maximum speed of the rotor is exeeded more than 500 rpm. •...
Settings and interrogations Control panel IMPULS START PROG T/°C >RCF< RPM t/min 4000 22:11 STOP PROG The EPROM of the CP must, in all circumstances, correspond to the machine version and the cooling version. Procedure for initialization An initialization must be carried out: •...
• Press → Display: *** OK *** START and then: PARAM - INIT F001 ↑ ↑ machine version Number of initializations • Mains switch is OFF. • Remove both jumpers from slot 3 and slot 4 on coding strip X3 on the CP. Put a jumper on slot zero at the plug on coding strip X3 on the CP.
6.4.1 OFFSET value The OFFSET value is the difference between the actual temperature and the sensor temperature. Example: Actual temperature - Sensor temperature = OFFSET value 25.5 °C 27.0 °C -1.5 °C 6.4.2 Procedure for performing an OFFSET alignment 1. Mains switch is ON →...
Parameter interrogation Requirements: 1. Rotor is stopped. 2. Mains switch is ON. Keep key pressed down until (after about 8 sec) the following appears in the display: 1. SOUND / BELL ON1 or OFF (acoustic signal) Press key. Every time the key is pressed, the display alters as follows: 2.
Checking the motor slippage The centrifuge control can readjust the speed depending on the rotor. The error (N < MIN 13) is displayed if the rotor speed (ACTUAL speed) is lower than the permitted range of control. It is only possible to check the slippage during a centrifugation run. •...
6.10 Imbalance switch-off The permissible imbalance is specified for rotor 1724 by the indication of the difference in weight of opposite rotor positions. When having a difference in weight within the range of 15g to 30g during run-up, the drive has to switch off before reaching 1500 RPM. The imbalance switch-off is adjusted by changing the distance of the imbalance switch.
Assembling and disassembling components Before assembling or disassembling components, the working processes in Tabelle 8-B for ROTINA 38 and ROTINA 38 R must first be carried out to reach the components and make a note of the plug numbers. The components are assembled in reverse order ! The further procedure is described on the following pages.
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In Tabelle 8-A the components are ordered in the following sequence: Column 1: Abreviation Column 2: Components Column 3: Abreviations in the circuit diagrams Column 4: Plug connections Column 5: Connections at the electronic-panels Column 6: Described in capture. Tabelle 8-A A Speed sensor (speedometer) B Motor S101...
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Tabelle 8-B Working processes A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1. Open lid X X X 2. Set mains switch X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X to OFF...
Speed sensor B3 (speedometer) • Unscrew speed sensor (speedometer) from upper end plate of motor. • Unplug plug number X4 from Supply board A1. • Replace speed sensor (speedometer). Motor M1 / Vibration damper Wait at least 2 minutes after disconnecting the centrifuge from the mains, until the intermediate circuit capacitors of the frequency converter are unloaded.
• Unscrew the four screws, and take SB out of centrifuge. • Replace SB CB A3 (cooling board) only ROTINA 38 R • All plugs on the CB must be pulled out. • Unplug the two cables (RD and BK) at the SB.
Control cables (CC) • Unplug the corresponding control cable from the boards. • Replace the control cable. 8.10 Lid locking (LL) Y1 • Remove the front panel. • Unplug all cable from the lid lock. • Loosen the to fastening screws on the to of the housing. •...
8.13 Mains choke coil (L1) (only in centrifuge model 1703) 8.13.1 Assembly and disassembly • Remove the frequency converter, see chapter "8.3". • Pull both plugs from the mains choke coil. • Undo the fastening screws of the mains choke coil. •...
After the installation the imbalance cutoff must be checked, see chapter "Imbalance switch-off". 8.17 Fan (M5) at the motor (only ROTINA 38 R) • Remove the FC, see chapter "8.3". • Remove plug number X6 from the SB. • From below loosen the two fastening screws of the fan.
8.19 Temperature sensor (B2) at condenser • Remove plug number X2 at the CB. • Unscrew the temperature sensor (one screw). • Replace temperature sensor. 8.20 Fan (M3, M4) • Remove both plugs at the defective ventilator. • Unscrew the two fastening screws of the defective fan (through the ventilating louvres).
8.23 Isolating transformer (TR1) (only in centrifuge models 1703-02 and 1707-02) • Loosen both cable of the isolating transformer at terminal block X10. • Hold the isolating transformer and unscrew the fastening screw. • Replace the defective isolating transformer. 8.24 Fuse holder (only in centrifuge models 1703-01, 1703-02, 1707-01, 1707-02) •...
Cooling diagram Zentrifuge centrifuge Elektronik Zentrifuge Electronc centrifuge Evaporator (centrifuge chamber) Capillary tube Air-cooled condenser Filter dryer (flow direction vertical from top to bottom !!!) B3 Temperature sensor on condenser (controlled by centrifuge electronics) M2 Compressor 41/55...
Circuit diagrams 9.3.1 Abbreviations of the cable colours Abbreviation Colour black brown blue gold green GNYE green-yellow grey orange pink silver turquoise Transp. transparent violet white yellow 42/55...
9.3.6 Connecting diagram and component layout supply board (SB) zum Frequenzumrichter A2 / S501 zur Kühlungsplatine to frequency converter A2 / S501 to cooling board zum Steuerteil A4 / X1 to control panel A4 / X1 Diagramm Pin 12 Unwuchtschalter Imbalance switch Transp Drehzahlsensor...
9.3.7 Signals at control cable (between CP-SB) X1 Pin 5 X1 Pin 4 X1 Pin 3 FC Hardware Stop Deckel offen Deckel offen lid open lid open Deckel zu Deckel zu lid closed lid closed Verschluß offen Verschlußmagnet oder Lauf aktiviert lid locking open lid locking magnet...
9.3.8 Block diagram control panel (CP) U (5.00V) r e f Reset Verschluss / lid locking FC Stop Deckel offen / lid open µP empfangen / senden listen / talk Unwucht / imbalance FC - ERROR Tacho in & & Temp.-fühler X101 temp.
9.3.9 Connecting diagram Control board (CP) Steuerteil A4 control panel A4 X101 A4/X101 A4/X1 A3/X4 A1/X2 zur Kühlungspaltine zur Versorgungsplatine nur gekühlte Version to supply board to cooling board only refigerated Version 50/55...
9.3.10 Block diagram and control panel signals at FC Netzdrossel L1 (nur bei ROTINA 38, 230 V Ausführung) mains choke coil L1 (only with ROTINA 38, 230 V model) Signale an S501: signals at S501: Netzdrossel L1 mains choke coil L1...
Übertemperaturschalter für R1 overtemperature switch for R1 Netzdrossel L1 Motor / motor (nur bei ROTINA 38, 230 V Ausführung) mains choke coil L1 (only with ROTINA 38, 230 V model) vom Funkentstörfilter Z1/3 vom Funkentstörfilter Z1/4 from radio interference...
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What should I do when the mains interrupt
The manual does not explicitly describe steps for handling a mains interrupt on the Hettich ROTINA 38. However, if the issue involves the mains choke coil causing an error (e.g., FU / CCI - ERROR 62) due to undervoltage, the procedure is as follows:
1. Pull both plugs from the mains choke coil.
2. Cut off both plugs and connect the ends of the cables together using a luster terminal.
If additional troubleshooting is required, consult the troubleshooting or error message sections of the manual for further guidance.
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