Kubota 2420 Nstruction And Service Manual

KUBOTA CORPORATION

29-9 HONGO 3-CHOME

，

BUNKYO-KU

，

TOKYO 113- 0033

，

JA PA N

To ensure

p

ro

p

er o

p

eration of the centrifu

g

e, be sure to read this manual

carefull

y

before o

p

eratin

g

it.

Also

,

kee

p

this manual hand

y

so that

y

ou can refer to it at an

y

time.

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The

p

roducts bein

g

indicated in this Instruction manual are desi

g

ned f or o

p

era-

tors carr

y

in

g

ex

p

ert knowled

g

e and these

p

roducts are to be used b

y

these

q

u-

alified o

p

erators observin

g

the indicated

p

recautions for res

p

ective

p

ur

p

oses.

For

p

ersons lackin

g

necessar

y

ex

p

ert knowled

g

e

,

these

p

rodu ces ma

y

be diffi-

cult to use

p

ro

p

erl

y

andevendan

g

er ma

y

be conse

q

uent u

p

on the use.

When the aforesaid

p

ersons lackin

g

the necessar

y

ex

p

ert knowled

g

eareusin

g

these

p

roducts

,

do so under a

p

ro

p

riate su

p

ervision and

g

uidance of the

q

uali-

fied o

p

erators

p

ossessin

g

the necessar

y

ex

p

ert knowled

g

e.

NOTE

INSTRUCTION

and

SERVICE MANUAL

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as the Products advertised in the manual shall not be distributed in the U. S. A.

,

Mexico

,

Canada and Australia.

TABLE

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TOP CENTRIFUGE

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y

2005

,

PrintedinJa

p

an

For infor ma ti on added or modified after June 2005

,

p

lease contact

y

our local dealer.

WARRANTY

Kubota Cor

p

oration

(

"Kubota"

)

warrants that the instrument covered b

y

this warrant

y

shall be

free from defects in material and workmanshi

p

under normal use. Kubota will re

p

air or re

p

lace

,

free of all char

g

es

,

the instrument which

,

within one

(

1

)

y

ear after deliver

y

or fifteen

(

15

)

months

after shi

pp

in

g,

whichever comes earlier is

p

roved to the satisfaction of Kubota to have been

defective at the time of deliver

y,

p

rovided that it does not fall under the exce

p

tions and conditions

s

p

ecified in this warrant

y

. Such exce

p

tion and conditions include

,

but are not limited to

,

failure

due to natural wear and tear

,

accident

,

ne

g

li

g

ence

,

alteration

,

re

p

air

,

or o

p

eration in a manner not

p

rescribed in the Instruction Manual su

pp

lied with the instrument. The fore

g

oin

g

ex

p

resses

Kubotas sole warrant

y

with res

p

ect to the instrument.

THIS WARRA NTY IS MADE IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND ALL

IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED.

Kubota and its authorized dealers will not be liable for an

y

conse

q

uential dama

g

es

,

loss or

ex

p

ense arisin

g

from the im

p

ro

p

er use of the instrument. Kubota will not honor an

y

other

warrant

y,

which ma

y

be

g

iven

,

b

y

its re

p

resentative or dealer or otherwise which is different from

the warrant

y

g

iven hereunder. This warrant

y

is not assi

g

nable and is o

p

erative onl

y

in favor of the

ori

g

inal customer to whom this warrant

y

is ori

g

inall

y

delivered.

Use of Model 2420

Model 2420 can be used for

p

re

p

rocessin

g

in in-vitro anal

y

sis

,

which breaks down blood or urine

sam

p

les containin

g

p

lasmas or cells. Accordin

g

l

y

, it is not desi

g

ned to connect directl

y

to a

p

atient's bod

y

.

Do not use the centrifu

g

e for se

p

aration of an

y

hazardous material

(

ex

p

losive

,

chemicall

y

active

,

or

g

anic

,

or radiation containin

g

material

,

or material contaminated b

y

p

atho

g

enic microor

g

anisms

)

or oil.

Co

py

ri

g

ht

C

1995 KUBOTA Manufacturin

g

Cor

p

orati on

■“

Serious in

j

ur

y

" is defined as in

j

uries such as loss of e

y

esi

g

ht, burn

(

hi

g

h / low tem

p

erature

)

,

electric shock

,

fracture of bone

,

p

oisonin

g

causin

g

aftereffects

,

or an

y

ot her in

j

uries re

q

uirin

g

a

lon

g

-term medical treatment at hos

p

ital.

■“

Non-fatal in

j

ur

y

" is defined as burns, electric shock, or an

y

other in

j

uries which does not

re

q

uire lon

g

-term medical treatment at hos

p

ital. "Pro

p

ert

y

dama

g

e" is defined as ex

p

ansion

dama

g

e related to dama

g

e to e

q

ui

p

ment or other

p

ro

p

erties.

Safety Instructions

The centrifu

g

e and the manual indicate im

p

ortant information in order to ensure safe

o

p

eration of the centrifu

g

e and to

p

revent

p

h

y

sical in

j

uries and

p

ro

p

ert

y

dama

g

es.

B

e

su

r

e

to

u

n

de

r

st a

n

d

t

h

e

m

ea

nin

gs

o

f

t

h

e

f

o

ll

o

win

g

in

d

i

cat

i

o

n

s

a

n

d

f

o

ll

o

w

t

h

e

instructions.

2. Ex

p

lanation of

p

ictorial marks

1. Ex

p

lanation of indication marks

WARNING

CAUTION

Indication Meanin

g

It is a

p

ossibilit

y

of serious accident resultin

g

in

death or serious in

j

ur

y

.

It is a

p

ossibilit

y

of accident resultin

g

in sli

g

ht or

non-fatal in

j

ur

y

or

p

ro

p

ert

y

dama

g

e.

Pictorial marks Meanin

g

Indicates

p

rohibition

(

thin

g

s

y

ou must not do

)

.

Details are shown near the mark

,

usin

g

illustration or

sentences.

Indicates com

p

ulsion

(

thin

g

s

y

ou have to do

)

.

Details are shown near the mark

,

usin

g

illustration or

sentences.

Indicates caution

,

warnin

g

and dan

g

er.

Details are shown near the mark

,

usin

g

illustration or

sentences.

This label indicates the risk of electric shock.

Touchin

g

this attached

p

art will cause an electric shock.

This label indicates a hot section.

Touchin

g

this attached

p

art will cause an burn.

Indicates that the

p

ower is on.

It is indicated on the

p

ower switch and the circuit breaker.

Indicates that the

p

ower is off.

It is indicated on the

p

ower switch and the circuit breaker.

p

a

g

e

Safet

y

Instructions

General Notes

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Ⅰ

Usabl e Rotor

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Ⅳ

Lifetime of rotors

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Ⅳ

Number of times allowed for

autoclavin

g

of rotor

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Ⅴ

Section 1.

Com

p

onent Name and Ex

p

lanation

１－１．Appear ance・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1-1

１－２．Control Panel ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1-2

Section 2.

Installation and Power Su

pp

l

y

２－１．Unpacking・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2-1

２－２．

Place of Installation

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・2-1

２－３．

Movement of centrifu

g

e

・・・・・・・・・・・2-1

２－４．

Power Re

q

uirement

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2-2

２－５．

Groundin

g

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2-3

Section 3. O

p

eration

３－１．

Cautions of O

p

eration

・・・・・・・・・・・・・3-1

３－２．

O

p

eration

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3-1

３－３．

O

p

enin

g

and Closin

g

the lid

・・・・・・・・ 3-4

［１］

Turnin

g

on the

p

ower and o

p

enin

g

the lid

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3-4

［２］ Opening the lid during power failure・ 3-4

［３］ Closing the lid・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3-5

３－４．Setting the Speed・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3-6

［１］ Setting the speed by the rpm・・・・・・・ 3-6

［２］ Setting the speed by the centrifugal

force( × g)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3-7

page

３－５．

Settin

g

the Timer

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・3- 8

３－６．

Settin

g

the acce le ra tion

･

deceleration

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・3- 9

３－７．

Savin

g

the Memor

y

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・3-10

［１］

Savin

g

the Memor

y

・・・・・・・・・・・・・3-10

［２］

Memor

y

cancellation

・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3-10

３－８．

Settin

g

the Function

・・・・・・・・・・・・・3-11

［１］

Settin

g

the Rotation Radius

・・・・・・・3-12

［２］

Settin

g

the

“

SLOW" deceleration

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・3-13

［３］ Setting the Sound that informs

the end of the operation・・・・・・・・・・3-14

［４］ Reverse of setting order of

the Speed and the Timer ・・・・・・・ 3-15

［５］ Setting the Reminder alarm・・・・・・・3-16

［６］ Setting the Indicators for

the end of the operation ・・・・・・・3-17

３－９．Calculating Centrifugal Force・・・・・・ 3-18

３－ 10．

Allow able lo ad and

Reduced maximum s

p

eed

・・・・・・3-18

Section 4. Service

４－１．

Dail

y

Ins

p

ection

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4-1

４－２．

Monthl

y

In s

p

ections

・・・・・・・・・・・・・4-2

４－３．

Annual Ins

p

ection

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4-2

４－４．

Cleanin

g

and Sterilization

・・・・・・・・・4-3

［１］

Cleanin

g

the chambe r interior

・・・・・・4-3

［２］

Cleanin

g

the rotor

,

buckets and

tube rack

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4-4

［３］ Sterilization of rotor, buckets and

tube rack ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4-4

４－５．Greasing・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4-5

４－６．Inspection of Circuit Protector ・・・・・4-6

４－７．Using the Photoelectric Tachometer Port

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4-7

Table of Contents

４－８．Spare Parts Supply・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4- 8

４－９．

Manufacturer re

q

uirements at Re

p

air

or Maintenance

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4- 8

４－ 10．

Product Pre

p

aration When Retur nin

g

Units for Re

p

air or for Other Reasons

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4- 9

Contaminant Elimination Certificate

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4-10

Section 5. Troubleshootin

g

５－１．

Alarm Indicators

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-1

E0

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-1

C1

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-2

C2

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-2

C3

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-2

C4・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-2

C5・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-2

５－２．Error Indicators・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-3

E1・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-3

E2・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-3

E3・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-3

E4・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-4

E6・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-4

E7・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-4

５－３． Troubleshooting・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-5

Section 6. Rotor

６－１．

Mountin

g

RS-240 Rotor

・・・・・・・・・・6- 1

６－２．

Mountin

g

RS-1004 Rotor

・・・・・・・・・6- 2

６－３．

Mountin

g

RMP-23 Rotor

・・・・・・・・・6- 3

６－４．

RS-240 Swin

g

in

g

Bucket Rotor

・・・・6- 4

［１］

S

p

ec if ic at ion

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6- 4

［２］

Settin

g

Bu ckets

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6- 6

［３］

Tube distribution method

・・・・・・・・・6- 6

［４］

Cushions / Ada

p

ter

・・・・・・・・・・・・・6- 7

６－５．

RS-1004 Swin

g

in

g

Bucket Rotor

・・・6-10

［１］

S

p

ec if ic at ion

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6-10

［２］ Setting Bu ckets ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6-11

［３］ Tube distribution method・・・・・・・・・6-11

［４］ Standard accessories・・・・・・・・・・・・6-11

６－６． RMP-23 Swingin g Bucket Rotor・・・6-12

［１］

S

p

ec if ic at ion

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6-12

［２］

Check the trunnion

p

in

・・・・・・・・・・・ 6-13

［３］

Settin

g

Buckets

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6-13

［４］

Distribution of sam

p

les

・・・・・・・・・・6-14

［５］

Settin

g

p

late

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6-14

［６］

Allowable wei

g

ht of

p

late

・・・・・・・・6-15

［７］

Standard accessories

・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6-15

Section 7. S

p

ecifications

７－１．

Centrifu

g

e

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・7-1

７－２．

Sta ndard Accessories

・・・・・・・・・・・・・7-1

Section 8. Parts List

８－１．Recommended Spare Parts・・・・・・・・・ 8-1

Ⅰ

Do not

p

er for m dr

y

-heat or auto-

clave sterilization with tem

p

era-

tures hi

g

her than those s

p

ecifi ed.

O

t

h

e

rwi

s

e

,

t

h

e

r

o

t

o

rm

a

y

d

e

t

e

ri

o

-

rate and cause an acci dent.

（２）

Maximum s

p

eed

（４）

Hazardous material

General Notes

Since lar

g

e electrical and mechanical ener

g

ies are

p

resent on the centrifu

g

eandrotor

,

reasonable care is re

q

uired for their handlin

g

.

Otherwise

,

failure ma

y

occur resultin

g

in

p

ro

p

ert

y

dama

g

es or fatal

p

h

y

sical in

j

uries.

In order to

p

revent them from ha

p

enin

g

,

be sure to follow the instruction

g

iven below.

Be sure to follow them.

（１）

Maxi mum l oad

WARNING

（５）

While the centrifu

g

eisino

p

er ati on

（６）L

id

Do not exceed the maximum load

of rotor and bucket.

The rotor or bucket used be

y

ond

the allowable load level can be

d

a

m

a

g

e

d

,

t

h

e

r

e

b

y

c

a

u

s

in

g

a

n

a

c

-

cident.

Kee

p

the rotor and bucket s

p

eed

below the maximum s

p

eed.

Excessive s

p

eed ma

y

cause dam-

a

g

etotherotor

,

bucket and the

centrifu

g

e. The max imum s

p

eed

de

p

ends on the rotor and bucket

stren

g

th.

Do not modif

y

,

nor use uns

p

eci-

fied

p

arts.

U

n

a

u

t

h

o

riz

e

d

r

e

t

r

o

fi

t

o

f

t

h

e

c

e

n

t

ri-

fu

g

e

,

rotororbucket

,

or use of un-

authorized

p

arts for them can re-

sult in acci dents.

Whilethe centrifu

g

eisino

p

eration

,

do not stand closer than 30 cm to

avoid asecondar

y

ac cident.

Do not o

p

en the lid when the rotor

is s

p

innin

g

.

Ph

y

sical contact with the s

p

innin

g

rotor or bucket ma

y

cause serious

in

j

ur

y

.

（９）

D

a

m

a

g

e

d

,

c

o

rr

o

d

e

d

,

rusted or def or med

（８）

Rotor and drive shaft durin

g

rotation

Do not touch r otor and dri ve shaft

durin

g

the rotation.

Ph

y

sical contact with the s

p

innin

g

rotor or drive shaft ma

y

cause

serious in

j

ur

y

.

Di

s

c

o

n

t

in

u

e

u

s

e

o

f

t

h

e

q

u

i

p

m

e

n

t

when its rotor or the buckets

found to have been dama

g

ed

,

corroded

,

rusted or defor med.

Otherwise failure ma

y

oc cur.

（７）

Sterilization

Do not

p

ut an

y

hazardous mater i-

al

(

ex

p

losive

,

chemicall

y

active

,

or

g

anic

,

or radiation containin

g

material

,

or mater ial c ontaminated

b

y

p

atho

g

enic microor

g

anisms

)

as

asam

p

le of the centrifu

g

e and do

n

o

t

p

l

a

c

e

i

t

c

l

o

s

e

r

t

h

a

n

3

0

c

m

t

o

avoid a secondar

y

accident

s

h

o

u

l

d

t

h

e

c

e

n

t

rif

u

g

e

a

c

i

d

e

n

t

a

ll

y

rotate and contact the material.

（３）

Modification

a

n

d

u

n

s

p

e

c

ifi

e

d

p

a

r

t

s

G

r

o

u

n

d

in

g

Installation

WARNING

Do not connect the

g

round cabl e

to the followin

g

p

laces:

1. Gas

p

i

p

in

g

Ex

p

losion or fire ma

y

occur.

2. Ground cable of li

g

htnin

g

Conduc tor

,

or tele

p

hone cable.

El ect r ic sho ck ma

y

occur in the

case of li

g

htenin

g

.

A clearance of 30 cm minimum

must be

p

rovided around the cen-

tr ifu

g

e.

If the centrifu

g

eisdrivenintoun-

c

o

n

t

r

o

ll

e

d

r

o

t

a

t

i

o

n

s

d

u

e

t

o

a

f

a

il-

ur e

,

secondar

y

dama

g

ecanresult

from ener

g

y

absor bed b

y

the rota-

ti on.

Do not install the centrifu

g

eonan

inclined

,

sli

p

er

y

,

or unstable sur-

f

a

c

e

.

Violent vibration ma

y

occur.

Ensure that the

g

round cable is

connected to the

g

roundin

g

termi-

n

a

l.

This

p

recaution must be strictl

y

observed to avoid accidents due

to electric shocks or leaka

g

e.

Installation

CAUTION

3. Water

p

i

p

es

Do not install the centrifu

g

eina

p

lace

wi

t

hhi

g

hh

u

mi

d

i

t

y

(

r

e

l

a

t

iv

e

h

u

mi

d

i

t

y

8

5

%

or above

)

.

L

e

a

k

o

r

a

c

i

d

e

n

t

m

a

y

o

c

u

r.

Do not install the centrifu

g

eina

p

lace

with

p

oor ventilation.

Otherwise inside tem

p

erature of the cen-

trifu

g

ema

y

rise

,

resultin

g

in accidents.

D

o

n

o

t

in

s

t

a

ll

t

h

e

c

e

n

t

rif

u

g

e

in

a

d

u

s

t

y

p

lace.

Do not install the centrifu

g

eina

p

lace where the tem

p

erature is

below 10

or over 40 .

A

p

l

a

c

e

wi

t

h

t

h

e

a

m

b

i

e

n

t

e

m

p

e

r

a

-

ture be

y

ond 40 can introduce

u

n

d

e

s

ir

a

b

l

e

b

u

il

d

-

u

p

o

fh

e

a

t

in

s

i

d

e

the centrifu

g

e and a

p

lace under

10

can cause the centrifu

g

e

malfunction and

,

as the r esult

,

ac-

cidents.

Lifetime of rotors

Use of rotors be

y

ond the lifetime

ma

y

lead to breaka

g

e of the rotor.

If the rotor is used continuousl

y

even after the lifetime of the rotor

has ex

p

ired

,

should the rotor

g

et

dama

g

ed an accident ma

y

occur.

Cit

y

water

p

i

p

es ma

y

not be

ade

q

uate as a

g

round since it

ma

y

consist of

p

lastic

p

i

p

in

g

.

CAUTION

F

a

s

t

e

n

a

r

o

t

o

r

Toxic or radioactive substances etc.

Bucket

T

u

b

e

r

a

c

k

)

Cushion

Cleanin

g

Caution

p

late

Wh

e

n

c

e

n

t

rif

u

g

in

g

o

f

s

u

b

s

t

a

n-

ces c ontaminated wi th

p

atho-

g

enic bacteria

,

or toxic or radio-

active substances

,

al wa

y

suse

containers that are

p

atho

g

enic

bacteria

,

toxic substance or ra-

di ation

p

roof.

O

t

h

e

rwi

s

e

,

inf

e

c

t

i

o

n

s

,

in

t

o

xi

c

a

-

tion or radioactive ex

p

osure ac-

c

i

d

e

n

t

s

m

a

y

o

c

u

r.

Do not use deter

g

ents exceed-

in

g

the ran

g

eof

p

H5-8orchlor-

ine deter

g

ents for washin

g

p

ur-

p

oses.

Corrosion ma

y

dama

g

etherotor

and bucket resultin

g

in dama

g

e

to the centrifu

g

e.

R

e

p

l

a

c

e

t

h

e

c

u

s

hi

o

nwh

e

n

t

h

e

g

lass or

p

lastic tube is cracked.

If the cushion with

g

lass fra

g

-

mentcuttoitisused

,

the tube is

easil

y

cracked.

Kee

p

the load

(

of the sam

p

le

,

bucket

,

etc.

)

balanced.

If an a

p

ro

p

riate balance is not

p

rovided

,

unex

p

ected accidents

can r esult fr om a dama

g

ed r otor

or centrifu

g

e.

Use the same t

y

p

e of tube racks.

The wron

g

arran

g

ement will

cause imbalance and resultin

g

in

dama

g

etorotor

,

bucket or the

centrifu

g

e.

Ensure that the rotor is firml

y

fastened to the drive shaft.

If not

p

ositivel

y

held in

p

lace

,

the rotor or centrifu

g

ecanbe

dama

g

ed

,

thereb

y

causin

g

acc i-

dents.

Thesamet

y

p

e buckets must be

p

rovidedtoever

y

rotor

y

oke.

If not

p

ositivel

y

held in

p

lace

,

the

rotororcentrifu

g

e can be dam-

a

g

ed

,

thereb

y

causin

g

accidents.

Do not remove the caution

p

lates.

When a caution

p

late becomes

di rt

y

,

blurred or

p

eeled off

,

re-

p

lace it with a new one

(

caution

p

lates are available at char

g

e

)

.

Balance of sam

p

le

Ⅳ

Use of rotors be

y

ond the lifetime ma

y

lead to breaka

g

e of the rotor.

If the rotor is used continuousl

y

even after the lifetime of rotors has ex

p

ired

,

should

the rotor

g

et dama

g

ed

,

the main unit of the centrifu

g

e suddenl

y

ma

y

start to rotate

;

this could result in an accident causin

g

in

j

ur

y

or death.

WARNING

Usable Rotor

Lifetime of rotors

Lifetime of rotors is 7

y

ears after the deliver

y

.

When 7

y

ears have

p

assed after the deliver

y,

discontinue o

p

eration of the centrifu

g

e to re

p

lace the

rotor with a new one.

Earlier re

p

lacement

,

however

,

is re

q

uired if an

y

corrosion

,

lowered stren

g

th

,

flaw or deform due to

incorrect o

p

eration is detected on the rotor.

In such case, contact

y

our local dealer and be sure to have the rotor checked before reusin

g

it.

WARNING

（１）

Do not use an

y

rotors other than those s

p

ecified in

(

2

)

below.

If rotors other than those s

p

ecified are used

,

the rotors ma

y

be broken

,

resultin

g

in

a serious accident.

（２）

The rotors that can mount as of Ma

y

2005 are as follows:

This information is sub

j

ect to addition or chan

g

e.

For information after June 2005

,

p

lease contact

y

our local dealer.

Swin

g

in

g

Bucket Rotor Plate Rotor

RS-240

RS-1004

RMP-23

Sto

p

the use of the rotor immediatel

y

when it is used be

y

ond the number of

times allowed for autoclavin

g

. Otherwise

,

the rotor ma

y

deteriorate b

y

the heat

g

enerated b

y

autoclavin

g,

res ul tin

g

in deformation or destruction.

Should the rotor

g

et dama

g

ed, the main unit of the centrifu

g

e suddenl

y

ma

y

start to rotate

;

this could result in an accident causin

g

in

j

ur

y

or death.

WARNING

Ⅴ

Number of times allowed for autoclavin

g

of rotor

The number of times allowed for autoclavin

g

of each rotor should be deemed as follows.

When the followin

g

conditions has been met, discontinue o

p

eration of the centrifu

g

e to

re

p

lace the rotor with a new

p

art.

Earlier re

p

lacement

,

however

,

is re

q

uired if an

y

corrosion

,

lowered stren

g

th

,

flaw or deform

due to wron

g

o

p

eration is detected on the rotor. In such case

,

contact

y

our local dealer and

be sure to have the rotor checked before reusin

g

it.

［１］

Number of times allowed for autoclavin

g

and tem

p

erature of rotor

［

２

］

Recordin

g

autoclave

After each autoclave

p

rocess

,

be sure to record the followin

g

（１）

to

（３）

to control how

man

y

times the autoclave is executed.

（１）

Date

（２）

Tem

p

erature of autoclave

（３）

Time of autoclave

You can take advanta

g

e of usin

g

the

“

Autoclave record table

”

attached to

the rotor instruction manual.

Rotor Tem

p

erature of autoclave

Number of times

allowed for autoclavin

g

RMP-23 121

℃

50 times

RS-1004

121

℃

100 times

S

T

A

R

T

S

T

O

P

T

I

M

E

m

i

n

s

e

c

S

P

E

D

1

0

rp

m

1

0

g

M

E

M

O

R

Y

1

2

3

A

C

D

E

C

F

U

N

C

T

IO

N

１－１

“

POWER"switch

Drive Shaft

Control

p

anel

Chamber

Front cover

Hook

Refer to Pa

g

e 1-2.

Refer to Pa

g

e 3-5.

Refer to Pa

g

e 3-4.

The lid o

p

ens when it is

p

ushed durin

g

the o

p

eration

sto

p

with the

p

ower on.

Lid

Tachometer

p

ort

Refer to Pa

g

e 4-7.

“

OPEN

”

button

Refer to Pa

g

e 3-4.

Lid extreme release ca

p

Bucket intervention

p

revention

p

late

This

p

late

p

revents the touch of

the b ucket.

Do not remove this

p

la te

,

when

y

ou remove the rotor.

Section 1

Com

p

onent Name and Ex

p

lanation

1 － 1．

A

pp

earance

１－２

１－２．

Control Panel

Section1 Com

p

onent Name and Ex

p

lanation

S

T

A

R

T

S

T

O

P

T

I

M

E

m

i

n

s

e

c

S

P

E

D

1

0

r

p

m

1

0

g

M

E

M

O

R

Y

1

2

3

A

C

D

E

C

F

U

N

C

T

I

O

N

When this ke

y

is

p

ressed

the o

p

eration will b

e

started.

“

START" ke

y

“

TIME" dis

p

la

y

“

STOP"ke

y

Press this key to

discontinue o

p

eration.

“

ACC / DEC" ke

y

“

FUNCTION" ke

y

This ke

y

allow the selection

of saved programs.

Pre ssin

g

the ke

y

will li

g

ht

the lamp.

MEMORY selection ke

y

“

SPEED" dis

p

la

y

“

SPEED/TIME"knob

Refer to Pa

g

e 3-10.

Refer to Pa

g

e 3-2.

(

Settin

g

the s

p

eed

,

RCF and time.

)

Refer to Pa

g

e 3-9.

Refer to Pa

g

e 3-2.

(

To chan

g

e for ACC and DEC.

)

Refer to Pa

g

e 3-6.

(

To c han

g

e for s

p

eed /

RCF and time.

)

(

S

p

eed / R CF

)

２－１

Co

n

td

.

o

n n

e

x

t

page

.

●

Never move the centrifu

g

e while the rotor is rotatin

g

or while the rotor is

attached to the centrifu

g

e. Ot herwise

,

the drive shaft ma

y

become bent

or the rotor and the bucket ma

y

come off

,

resultin

g

in an accident or

dama

g

e to the centrifu

g

e.

●

Ensure that rotor and bucket are removed from the centrifu

g

e and that

the

p

ower cord is disconnected from the wall socket.

●

Movin

g

the

p

osition of the centrifu

g

e while the

p

ower is turned on ma

y

cause electrification accident or functional failure of the centrifu

g

e.

WARNING

When installin

g

this centrifu

g

e, kee

p

3meters or more awa

y

from AM radio.

Noise

g

enerated b

y

this centrifu

g

e causes the sound of AM radio deteriorated.

A clearance of 30 cm minimum must be

p

rovided around the centrifu

g

e.

If the centrifu

g

e is driven into uncontrolled rotations due to a failure

,

secondar

y

dama

g

e can result from ener

gy

absorbed b

y

the rotation.

WARNING

Do not install the centrifu

g

e on an inclined, sli

pp

er

y

, or unstable surface.

Violent vibration ma

y

occur.

CAUTION

Section 2

Installation and Power Su

pp

l

y

２－１．

Un

p

ackin

g

When the centrifu

g

e is taken out of a corru

g

ated carton box, check the followin

g

.

（１）

U

p

on receivin

g

the centri fu

g

e, examine it for an

y

visible dama

g

e caused durin

g

trans

p

ortation.

If an

y

is found, contact the dealer immediatel

y

.

（２）

Confirm that all the accessories listed in

[

7 - 2. Standard Accessories

]

are included with

t he deliver

y

. Refer to

p

a

g

e 7-1.

２－２．

Place of installation

２－３．

Movement of centrifu

g

e

２－２

■

When movin

g

the centrifu

g

e

,

lift u

p

the bottom of the centrifu

g

e

bod

y

b

y

two or more

p

ersons usin

g

e

q

ual forces to move the

ce

n

t

rif

uge

to

t

h

e

des

ir

ed

p

l

ace

.

■

Do not dro

p

the centrifu

g

e

,

otherwise dama

g

e or in

j

ur

y

ma

y

occur.

CAUTION

Pre

p

are a

p

ower su

pp

l

y

that meets the followin

g

conditions.

1. The

p

ower su

pp

l

y

volta

g

e must be the same as that indicated on the

name

p

late of the centrifu

g

e and the volta

g

e va riation m ust be within

the ran

g

e

g

iven in Table 2-1.

2. The current ca

p

acit

y

must be more than

g

iven in Table 2-1.

3. In connectin

g

the cord

,

install a knife switch or circuit breaker of

g

iven

value in Table 2-1.

When the centrifu

g

e is connected to an outlet b

y

means of a

p

lu

g,

use

a 3-

p

in

p

lu

g

with a

g

round terminal.

4. Use sin

g

le-

p

hase

p

ower.

5. The outlet must have a

g

round terminal and its

g

round resistance must

be less than 100 ohm.

Table 2-1 Rated Volta

g

e

,

Current and Acce

p

table Volta

g

e Ran

g

e and Current Re

q

uirement

WARNING

●

The

p

ower cable alone should be connected to the

p

lu

g

socket.

●

Do not use a branched

p

lu

g

socket, which ma

y

cause overheatin

g

or fire.

WARNING

Rated Volta

g

e 100-115V 200-240V

Acce

p

table Volta

g

e Ran

g

e 90V to 126V 180V to 264V

Current requirement 8A 5A

２－４.

Power Requirement

Section 2 Installation and Power Su

pp

l

y

２－３

Power

p

lu

g

Inle

t

When usin

g

the centrifu

g

e for the

first time

,

p

lu

g

the

p

ower cable on

the centrifu

g

e into the inlet on the

back of the centrifu

g

e.

NOTE

Ensure that the

g

round wire is connected to the

g

roundin

g

terminal.

WARNING

Do not connect the

g

round cable to the followin

g

p

la ces:

1. Gas

p

i

p

in

g

Ex

p

losion or fire ma

y

occur.

2. Ground cable of the li

g

htnin

g

conductor

,

or tele

p

hone cable. Electric

shock ma

y

occur in case of thunderbolt.

3. Water

p

i

p

es

Cit

y

water

p

i

p

es ma

y

not be ade

q

uate as a

g

round since it ma

y

be

connected to

p

lastic

p

i

p

ework.

WARNING

２－５.

Grounding

Section 2 Installation and Power Su

pp

l

y

Plu

g

Socket

Power

p

lu

g

Ground terminal

Ground wire

(

Gr een- and-

y

ellow stri

p

e

p

attern

)

Ground terminal

Knife switch

Power

(

White

)

Power

(

Bla ck

)

water pipes

Gas

p

i

p

in

g

３－１

If the lid is not closed

p

ro

p

erl

y

the

ce

n

t

rif

uge

i

s

n

ot

ab

l

e

to

sta

r

t

.

Make sure the lid is closed firml

y

.

NOTE

Install the rotor after checkin

g

if the

"Bucket intervention

p

revention

p

late" is

installed on the drive shaft.

Refer to

p

a

g

e 1-1.

NOTE

Press the "SPEED/TIME" knob to check the "centrifu

g

al force" of the set

s

p

eed or "s

p

eed" of the set centrifu

g

al force.

NOTE

Co

n

td

.

o

n n

e

x

t

page

.

When usin

g

this centrifu

g

e

,

observe the contents of the Section "General

Notes" bein

g

described in the f ront

p

art of this document and the

p

recautions

g

iven in res

p

ective sections.

Section 3

O

p

eration

３－１．

Cautions of O

p

eration

３－２．

O

p

eration　

O

p

eration 1. Turn on the

“

POWER" switch

．

O

p

eration 2

．

After the

“

STOP

”

lam

p

on the control

p

an el li

g

hts

,

p

ress the

“

OPEN

”

button.

O

p

eration 3. Mount the rotor on the drive shaft.

Refer to Section 6.

O

p

eration 4.

For swin

g

in

g

bucket rotor

，

mount buckets on the rotor.

O

p

eration 5. Place the sam

p

le in the rotor or buckets

．

Refer to Section 6.

O

p

eration 6. Close the lid firml

y

.

O

p

eration 7. Proceed to o

p

eration 9 when o

p

eratin

g

with the same settin

g

values as before.

O

p

eration 8. Set the res

p

ective

p

arameters.

・

Set to re

q

uired s

p

eed. Refer to

p

a

g

e 3-6.

・

Set to re

q

uired time. Refer to

p

a

g

e 3-8.

・

Set brakin

g

force durin

g

deceleration and acceleration s

p

eed with the

“

ACC/DEC

”

ke

y

Refer to

p

a

g

e 3-12.

●

When the memor

y

has been saved

,

p

ress the selection ke

y

.

Refer to

p

a

g

e 3-10.

３－２

min

sec

min

sec

（１） When

y

ou want to chan

g

e the settin

g

(

s

p

eed, RCF, time

)

durin

g

the o

p

eration.

Press the

“

FUNCTION" ke

y

１

or 2 times on the control

p

anel after chan

g

in

g

the

settin

g

, and the flashin

g

of the dis

p

la

y

is sto

pp

ed.

The o

p

eration becomes shifted to the settin

g

that have

been chan

g

ed.

ＳＴＡＲＴ

ＳＴＯＰ

（２）

When

y

ou want to halt o

p

eration

,

Press the

“

STOP" ke

y

on the control

p

anel.

There is the sound and the rotor will come to a halt.

In case that the o

p

eration is sto

pp

ed before the end of the

p

eriod set b

y

the

timer and is resumed

,

the o

p

eration

p

eriod after resum

p

tion is the remained

p

eriod of the o

p

eration.

If the knob is

p

ressed before resum

p

tion of o

p

eration

,

the o

p

eration

p

eriod

returns to the ori

g

inall

y

set

p

eriod.

FUNCTION

O

p

eration 9. Press the

“

START"ke

y

.

“

Pi

p

"sound and lam

p

on the

“

START" ke

y

li

g

hts.

Value on the

“

TIME

”

dis

p

la

y

starts decrea-

sin

g

.

When the value becomes 0

,

the centrifu

g

e

automaticall

y

decelerates and sto

p

s.

O

p

eration 10.

***

In the followin

g

case

***

Sectio n 3 O

p

eration

３－３

NOTE

When the rotor has sto

pp

ed

,

the

“

STOP" lam

p

flashes and an sound that informs the end of

the o

p

eration is issued.

●

The

“

Sound that informs the end of the o

p

eration

”

can be selected from the 5 kinds

＋

Sound none.

Refer to

p

a

g

e 3-14.

●

The

“

Alarm Indicators

”

to show the end of the o

p

eration can be selected from the 5

kinds.

Refer to

p

a

g

e 3-17.

O

p

eration 11. Press the

“

OPEN" button to o

p

en the lid.

“

STOP

”

lam

p

remains lit.

O

p

eration 12. Remove the sam

p

le.

Refer to

p

a

g

e 3-16.

O

p

eration 13. If the centrifu

g

e is to be used a

g

ain

,

return to

O

p

eration 5.

O

p

eration 14. After finishin

g

use of the centrifu

g

e, turn "OFF" the "POWER" switch to turn off

the

p

ower s u

pp

l

y

, leavin

g

the lid in o

p

ened state.

If the

p

ower is turned off while a memor

y

bein

g

called u

p

and is

then turned on a

g

ain

,

the same memor

y

as dis

p

la

y

ed before the

p

ower cut will be called u

p

and dis

p

la

y

ed.

Ex. : Turn off the

p

ower while

“

MEMORY 2

”

called u

p

. Turn on the

p

ower

,

the

“

MEMORY 2

”

ke

y

lam

p

will li

g

ht and the

p

arameter stored under

“

MEMORY 2

”

ke

y

will be dis

p

la

y

ed.

Sectio n 3 O

p

era tion

３－４

The lid is locked in followin

g

cases

a

n

d

will n

ot

ope

n

e

v

e

n if

the

〈

OPEN

〉

button is

p

ressed.

･

When the rotor is s

p

innin

g

.

･

Wh

e

n

t

h

e

r

e

i

s

a

po

w

e

r f

a

il

u

r

e

or the

p

ower is turned off.

Do not o

p

en the lid while the rotor is s

p

innin

g

.

When a

p

ower failure occurs durin

g

o

p

eration of the centrifu

g

e, the rotor

will naturall

y

decelerate to sto

p

its rotation. If the lid is unlocked forcibl

y

before the rotor sto

p

s

,

the

p

erson can be entan

g

led in the rotor

,

resultin

g

in a serious in

j

ur

y

or death.

WARNING

S

T

A

R

T

S

T

O

P

T

IM

E

m

i

n

s

e

c

SP

E

D

10

0

r

p

m

1

0

g

M

EM

O

R

Y

1

2

3

A

C

D

E

C

FU

N

C

T

IO

N

“

OPEN

”

button

O

p

en

NOTE

３－３．

Opening and Closing the lid

［１］ Turning on the power and opening the l id

（１）

Turn on the the

“

POWER" switch to turn the

p

ower on.

The

“

POWER" switch locates on the front side

p

anel of

the centrifu

g

e.

（２）

The

〈

STOP

〉

lam

p

on the control

p

anel will be lit.

（３）

Pressin

g

the

〈

OPEN

〉

button the lid can be o

p

ened.

［２］ Opening the lid during power failure

（１）

Turn off the

“

POWER

”

switch.

（２）

B

y

usin

g

a flat-blade screwdriver

,

remove the lid

extreme release ca

p

on the lower

p

art of the left

si de of the unit.

While

p

ullin

g

the strin

g

strai

g

ht

,

p

ush

“

OPEN

”

button.

(

Do not

p

ull the strin

g

too stron

g

.

)

Then the lid o

p

ens.

Sectio n 3 O

p

er ation

Strin

g

S

TA

RT

S

TO

P

T

IM

E

S

PE

ED

F

UN

CTI

ON

３－５

The lid can be closed even

when there is a

p

ower failure

or the

p

ower is turned off

．

NOTE

For

p

revention of electric shock

,

wait at least 5 minutes before o

p

enin

g

the

front lid.

◆

If the lid extreme release ca

p

strin

g

is cut

WARNING

（１）

Turn off the

“

POWER" switch.

（２）

Remove the

p

ower s u

pp

l

y

p

lu

g

from the outlet.

（３）

When more than 5 minutes have

p

assed after turnin

g

off the

p

ower

,

remove the 2

screws on the left and the ri

g

ht si des of the centrifu

g

e.

（４）

Insert a minus driver into the clearance between the front cover and the centrifu

g

e, and

turn the front cover over

g

entl

y

to the front side.

（５）

Press the

“

OPEN

”

button while holdin

g

down the lock

p

late.

The lid o

p

ens after the lid lock has been released.

［３］ Closing the lid

Close the lid b

y

p

ressin

g

the front center of the lid b

y

hands.

Press the lid securel

y

and lock it.

Sectio n 3 O

p

er ation

S

T

A

R

T

S

TO

P

T

I

M

E

m

i

n

s

ec

S

PE

E

D

1

0

rp

m

1

0

g

M

E

MO

R

Y

1

2

3

A

C

D

E

C

F

U

N

C

TI

ON

Screws

（

two

)

S

p

ace

Minus driver

Lock

p

late

Push

The inside of the centrifu

g

e

Strin

g

(

When the strin

g

is cut

,

it can be fixed b

y

t

y

in

g

the ends.

)

Push

“

OPEN

”

button

Connection stick

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