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Buchi G-300 Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...
  • Page 2 CH-9230 Flawil 1 E-Mail: quality@buchi.com BUCHI reserves the right to make changes to the manual as deemed necessary in the light of experience, especially with respect to structure, illustrations and technical details. This manual is copyrighted. Information from it may neither be reproduced, distributed, or used for competitive purposes, nor made available to third parties.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Rear view .......................... 14 3.2.3 Connections .........................  14 Scope of delivery.......................... 15 Type plate ............................ 15 Technical data............................  15 3.5.1 Glass Oven G-300 .......................  15 3.5.2 Ambient conditions.......................  16 3.5.3 Materials .......................... 16 3.5.4 Installation site ........................ 17 Transport and storage ........................ 18 Transport............................ 18...
  • Page 4 Troubleshooting .......................... 51 9.1.1 Error codes ..........................  51 9.1.2 Customer service .........................  52 Taking out of service and disposal .................... 53 10.1 Taking out of service ..........................  53 10.2 Disposal ............................. 53 10.3 Returning the instrument........................ 53 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...
  • Page 5 BÜCHI Labortechnik AG Table of contents Appendix............................ 54 11.1 Spare parts and accessories...................... 54 11.1.1 Accessories..........................  54 11.1.2 Wear parts ...........................  55 11.1.3 Spare parts ..........................  56 11.1.4 Consumables ........................ 61 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 6: About This Document

    1.3 Connected instruments In addition to this operation manual, follow the instructions and specifications in the documentation for the connected instruments. 6/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 7: Safety

    They are familiar with the contents of these operating instructions and the applicable safety regulations and apply them. — They are able on the basis of their training or professional experience to assess the risks associated with the use of the instrument. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 7/62...

  • Page 8: Personal Protective Equipment

    Safety-related incidents that occur while using the instrument should be reported to the manufacturer (quality@buchi.com). BUCHI service technicians Service technicians authorized by BUCHI have attended special training courses and are authorized by BÜCHI Labortechnik AG to carry out special servicing and repair measures.

  • Page 9: Residual Risks

    The use of the instrument can produce dangerous vapors that are capable of causing life-threatening toxic effects. Do not inhale any vapors produced during processing. Ensure that vapors are removed by a suitable fume hood. Only use the instrument in well ventilated areas. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 9/62...

  • Page 10: Dangerous Particles

    Unauthorized modifications can affect safety and lead to accidents. Use only genuine BUCHI accessories, spare parts and consumables. Carry out technical changes only with prior written approval from BUCHI. Only allow changes to be made by BUCHI service technicians. BUCHI accepts no liability for damage, faults and malfunctions resulting from unauthorized modifications.

  • Page 11: Product Description

    Drying can be used for drying, and—with the addition of the respective accessory— sublimation, and freeze drying. The configuration Kugelrohr comes with glassware to perform drying under rotation and distillation. Drying Kugelrohr Drying Drying under rotation Freeze drying Distillation Sublimation Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 11/62...
  • Page 12 To gently dry substances while preserving product in- tegrity. First, the solution is frozen externally. Then the pressure is reduced to allow the ice to sublimate. To freeze dry with the G-300, order the freeze-drying accessory (see Chapter 11.1.1 “Accessories”, page 54) additionally to the configuration Drying. Sublimation To separate and purify products without the need for ad- ditional solvents.

  • Page 13: Configuration

    BÜCHI Labortechnik AG Product description | 3 3.2 Configuration 3.2.1 Front view Protection grid Protection glass Angle adjustment button Interface Main switch Main unit Handhold for angle adjustment Heating glass Flange 10 Knurled-head screw Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 13/62...

  • Page 14: Rear View

    3 | Product description BÜCHI Labortechnik AG 3.2.2 Rear view Support Main fuse 3.2.3 Connections Power supply Drive/Adjust Vacuum pump Communication 14/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 15: Scope Of Delivery

    5–40 mL (flask size) Adjustable angle 0−90° 0−90° Rotation speed range − 0–100 rpm Connection voltage 100−240 VAC ±10% 100−240 VAC ±10% Frequency 50 / 60 Hz 50 / 60 Hz Power consumption 600 W 600 W Fuse 3.15 AT 3.15 AT Overvoltage category Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 15/62...

  • Page 16: Ambient Conditions

    40 °C 3.5.3 Materials Component Material Heating glass Borosilicate glass Protection glass Borosilicate glass Cooling tray Polyethylene, HD-PE Heating fixture Aluminum Support Aluminum Drive unit housing Polyacetal, POM Flange Aluminum Main unit housing Polyurethane, PUR 16/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 17: Installation Site

    The installation site is not exposed to external thermal loads, such as direct solar radiation. — The installation site has enough space that cables / tubes can be routed safely. — The installation site meets the requirements for the connected devices. See related documentation. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 17/62...

  • Page 18: Transport And Storage

    4.3 Lifting the instrument NOTICE Dragging the instrument can damage the feet of the instrument. Lift the instrument when positioning or re-locating. Lift the instrument at the points indicated. 18/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Risk of instrument damage because of not suitable power supply cables. Not suitable power supply cables can cause bad performance or an instrument damage Use only BUCHI power supply cables. NOTICE The power supply cable is the disconnecting device. Easy access must be guarantee to the mains plug at all times.

  • Page 20: Interface

    6 | Interface BÜCHI Labortechnik AG 6 Interface 6.1 Configuration STOP Button Button Display Navigation control 6.2 Display layout Status bar Heating control Timer Temperature indicator Rotation control Error code (only when drive unit is connected) 20/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 21: Display Symbols

    Degree Celsius Degree Fahrenheit 6.4 Main functions 6.4.1 Start/Stop heating Push the navigation control. ð Activates the heating. ð Stops the heating. 6.4.2 Control rotation speed Turn the navigation control. ð Changes the value. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 21/62...

  • Page 22: Stop The Instrument

    ➔ Heating temperature Timer Push the SET button. ð Settings symbol appears. ð Blinking value is active. Turn the navigation control. ð Changes the value. [SET] Touch the button to navigate through the settings. 22/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 23: Advanced Settings

    Touch the SET button and the navigation control. ð Settings symbol appears. ð Blinking symbol or value is active. Turn the navigation control. ð Changes the symbol or value. Touch the SET button to navigate through the settings. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 23/62...
  • Page 24 6 | Interface BÜCHI Labortechnik AG Push the navigation control. ð Exits the settings. 24/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 25: Operation

    Place the sample directly into the drying tube. Indirect drying For hygroscopic samples. Use a secondary container, which can be closed immediately after drying. Precondition: Heating glass is in vertical position. Fill the sample into a secondary container. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 25/62...

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Angle

    Hold handhold for angle adjustment. Push and hold the angle adjustment button. Tilt the heating glass to the preferred angle. Release the button to secure. 7.2.3 Positioning the drying tube Position the aluminum ring. 26/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 27: Preparing For Drying

    Secure the drying tube with the knurled-head screw. 7.2.4 Preparing for drying Precondition: Sample is positioned into the drying tube. The drying tube is installed. Fill the glass ball with a desiccant, if needed, for faster drying of samples containing water. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 27/62...

  • Page 28: Preparing For Freeze-Drying

    The instrument can be converted into a freeze-dryer. By using a freeze-drying accessory, a condenser and a vacuum pump. Position the condenser on a laboratory stand. Insert the T-piece between the condenser and the receiving flask. Secure with a ball joint clamp. 28/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...
  • Page 29 Freeze the freeze-drying tube containing the sample. NOTICE! The frozen sample should have a thickness <1 cm, as drying time increases proportionally with layer thickness. To ensure a thin even layer, rotate the freeze- drying tube in a cooling bath to freeze. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 29/62...
  • Page 30 Start the cooling. See additional manuals according to the instrument. ð The chiller must be cooled down to operation temperature. Start the vacuum. See additional manuals according to the instrument. Set a vacuum pressure. ð Vacuum is achieved. 30/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 31: Preparing For Sublimation

    Remove the accessory. See Chapter 7.2.9 “Removing the drying accessory”, page 35. 7.2.6 Preparing for sublimation Move the stopcock, flange nut and the insert spring from the drying unit to the sublimation finger. Attach the coolant inlet. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 31/62...
  • Page 32 Insert the sublimation finger into the heating glass. Tighten the flange nut. Make sure that the spring clip in the flange nut lies around the neck of the glass ball. Perform the vacuum process. See Chapter 7.2.8 “Performing with vacuum”, page 34. 32/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 33: Performing Without Vacuum

    The instrument starts heating. ð The temperature indicator is loading to the set temperature. Stop the process Push the STOP button. ð Instrument stops. Close the stopcock. Remove the accessory. See Chapter 7.2.9 “Removing the drying accessory”, page 35. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 33/62...

  • Page 34: Performing With Vacuum

    ð Vacuum is achieved. Push the navigation control. ð The instrument starts heating. ð The temperature indicator is loading to the set temperature. Stop the process Push the STOP button. ð Instrument stops. 34/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 35: Removing The Drying Accessory

    7.2.9 Removing the drying accessory WARNING Risk of skin burns due to hot glassware. Let the glassware cool down. Wear suitable protective gloves. Precondition: Instrument is not running. Remove the glassware. Remove the knurled-head screw. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 35/62...

  • Page 36: Operating With Kugelrohr Accessory

    BÜCHI Labortechnik AG Remove the drying tube. Remove the sample. 7.3 Operating with Kugelrohr accessory 7.3.1 Installing the drive unit Remove the knurled-head screw. Position the iris diaphragm. Secure the iris diaphragm with the knurled-head screw. 36/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...
  • Page 37 Attach the stopcock to the drive unit. Make sure that the spring clip in the fixation nut lies around the neck of the glassware. Press the locking button. Unscrew the union nut. Remove the clamping cone. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 37/62...
  • Page 38 Insert the vapor duct with the union nut and clamping cone into the drive unit. Press the locking button. Tighten the union nut. Plug the cable from the drive unit into connection DRIVE ADJUST Drive/Adjust 38/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 39: Preparing For Distillation

    Avoid contact between the cooling tray and the metal flange. Precondition: The drive unit is installed. Fill the glassware with the sample. Attach the next glassware. Secure the glassware with the clip. ð It is possible to attach 2−4 glass balls. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 39/62...
  • Page 40 Leave the last glass ball outside of the heating glass. Close the iris diaphragm. NOTICE! The iris diaphragm should not be closed too tightly. Avoid contact with the glass. 40/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 41: Preparing For Drying Under Rotation

    The drive unit is installed. Fill the glassware with the sample. Attach the glassware to the vapor duct. Secure the glassware with the clip. Move the drive unit closer to the instrument and insert the glassware. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 41/62...

  • Page 42: Performing Without Vacuum

    Turn the navigation control for slow rotation. ð The glassware starts to rotate. Set rotation speed according to flask size and fill level. ð The process starts. NOTICE! A higher rotation speed leads to a higher distillation rate. 42/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 43: Performing With Vacuum

    Instrument stops. Close the stopcock. Remove the accessory. See Chapter 7.3.6 “Removing the Kugelrohr accessory”, page 45 7.3.5 Performing with vacuum Start the process Connect the vacuum hose from the vacuum pump. Open the stopcock for vacuum. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 43/62...
  • Page 44 Start the vacuum. See additional manuals according to the instrument. ð Vacuum is achieved. Stop the process Push the STOP button. ð Instrument stops. Close the stopcock. Stop the vacuum. See additional manuals according to the instrument. 44/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 45: Removing The Kugelrohr Accessory

    Risk of skin burns due to hot glassware. Let the glassware cool down. Wear suitable protective gloves. Precondition: Instrument stopped. Open the iris diaphragm. Move the drive unit away from the instrument. Remove the clip. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 45/62...

  • Page 46: Removing The Vapor Duct

    Remove the glassware. Remove the sample. 7.3.7 Removing the vapor duct Press the locking button. Unscrew the union nut. Remove the vapor duct with the union nut and clamping cone from the drive unit. 46/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 47: Removing The Drive Unit

    Unplug the cable from the drive unit into connection DRIVE ADJUST Drive/Adjust Remove the stopcock from the drive unit. Remove the plugs from the drive unit. Remove the drive unit from the support. Remove the knurled-head screw. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 47/62...
  • Page 48 7 | Operation BÜCHI Labortechnik AG Remove the iris diaphragm. Position the knurled-head screw. 48/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 49: Cleaning And Servicing

    Do not carry out any servicing and cleaning operations that involve opening the housing. Use only genuine BUCHI spare parts in order to ensure correct operation and preserve the warranty. Carry out the service and cleaning operations described in this section to extend the lifetime of the instrument.

  • Page 50: Inspecting And Cleaning The Vapor Duct

    Remove the vapor duct. See Chapter 7.3.7 “Removing the vapor duct”, page 46. Visually inspect the vapor duct for damages, wear marks and residues. Clean the vapor duct with a paper towel and water or ethanol. 50/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 51: Help With Faults

    Contact BUCHI Customer Service. Not heating Contact BUCHI Customer Service. Temperature increase too high Disconnect the power supply. Contact BUCHI Customer Service. Unexpected temperature in- Disconnect the power supply. crease Contact BUCHI Customer Service. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 51/62...

  • Page 52: Customer Service

    BUCHI. The customer service and support offers the following support: — Spare part delivery — Repairs — Technical advice Addresses of official BUCHI customer service offices can be found on the BUCHI website. www.buchi.com 52/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 53: Taking Out Of Service And Disposal

    When disposing, observe the disposal regulations of the materials used. For the used materials see Chapter 3.5 “Technical data”, page 15 or the material labeling on the parts. 10.3 Returning the instrument Before returning the instrument, contact the BÜCHI Labortechnik AG Service Department. https://www.buchi.com/contact Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 53/62...

  • Page 54: Appendix

    BÜCHI Labortechnik AG 11 Appendix 11.1 Spare parts and accessories Use only genuine BUCHI consumables and spare parts in order to ensure correct, safe and reliable operation of the system. NOTE Any modifications of spare parts or assemblies are only allowed with the prior written permission of BUCHI.

  • Page 55: Wear Parts

    Connection between glass oven and vacuum pump that does not have a COM connection. 11.1.2 Wear parts Order no. Image O-ring. NBR, Ø 50.4 mm 002797 For the drying accessory and the sublimation glass assembly. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 55/62...

  • Page 56: Spare Parts

    Content: Hose barbs, cap nuts, seals Cap nut GL14 033577 Hoses Order no. Image Tubing, silicone, Ø 6/9 mm, transparent, per m 004133 Use: Cooling media 11.1.3 Spare parts Main unit Order no. Image Handhold for angle adjustment 046633 56/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...
  • Page 57 Drying tube 230 × 50 mm 002965 Aluminum flange ring 68.5 × 29 mm 002970 To attach drying tube to the instrument. Insert spring 000590 Flange nut TR 68 × 3 mm 036848 To attach glass ball to drying tube. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 57/62...
  • Page 58 Order no. Image O-ring D 30.00 × 4.00 EPDM 70ShA 037179 Screw cap SVL 30 005223 Kugelrohr Order no. Image Drive unit cpl. 11082309 Incl. motor unit, cap nut, clamping cone, guiding tubes, cable 58/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...
  • Page 59 Connection cock 3-Way GL14 036771 Incl. cap nut GL14, Olive bent GL14 Si. Stop cock STJ18.8/26 037132 Insert spring 002859 For suction angle cpl. (040461) Iris diafragm cpl. 046605 Rotation drying tube 30 mL 036480 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 59/62...
  • Page 60 Bulb with 2 openings 20 mL 037106 Bulb with 2 openings 40 mL 036479 Vapor duct 14/23 037073 For ball tubes. Vapor duct 24/29 037125 For rotation flask. Set Clamp SJ14.5 (5pcs) 040893 Incl. clamps SJ14.5 (5 pcs). 60/62 Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300...

  • Page 61: Consumables

    Incl. clamps SJ14.5 (5 pcs), clamps SJ19 (5 pcs), clamps SJ24 (2 pcs). Clamp SJ24 037479 Knurled screw M5 046683 11.1.4 Consumables Order no. Image Lab grease. Glisseal 40 (30 g) 048197 To grease joints in order to increase tightness of system. Operation Manual Glass Oven G-300 61/62...
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