DYNAG: Centrifuge - Block Scientific

Instructions,
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GLAYADA'M,S'Brand
DYNAG:Centrifuge
Moti,elNost
j
420101
' ,,,
420102
Tlmer
Brake
Panel Llght
SpeedConlrol
ADAMSBrand
' CLAY
DYNACCentlfuge
i,fodele420101and 4fr102
CLAYADAMSO
Erand,
DYNACCentrlfuge
Models420101
and 42A102
ELECTRICALPRECAUTIONS
r Fleadthis manualbeloreoperatingths CLAY
ADAMStsrandDYNACCentrtfuga.
r THIS CENTBIFUGE
Is FoR UsE oN A.c.
(Alternating
Current|ONty.
r Chockthe datffplateon the baekof th€ control
panol.forthe requiredvoltageandfrequency.
GAUTION
To avoldoloctrlcalshook,connectpowercord
only to an approvedpowersoure6buchas a
3-wlregroundedrec€ptacle.
Wherea A-wire
rs.oeptgcle
is encountored,
havelt replaiod
wlth a properlygrounded3-wlrereceoibcle
tn
accordailce
wlth the NationalElectrlialCode.
Do not, underanyclrcumstanceS,
removethe
groundprongfromthe powerplug.
jhe.Fowercordand ptugbocomecrackod,
f-!.glLd
rraygo,brokenor otherwlsedamaged,
theyshould
be replacedimrnedlately
Ova servjc"manl
Urylu.S the power oord before eervlclng.The
:Plll9.l,rhould not .nefgrmanysorvicingoxcept
stafedInthlernanual,
Referfrrvtctns
fro :"??_"11"1ily
ratnsd personnel
or returntho instrumgnt,to
th6
racrorytor repair.
$PECIMEN,PRECAUTIONS
WARNING
AND
BODY
FLUTDS
MAYCONTATN
FfooD
INFECTIOUS
ORGANISMSUCi NS
HEPATITIS
B VIRUSAND HIV rr.rNi CAru
}F tMpRopenlvHarv_
PF_TRANSM|TTED
q!ED.ALWAYS
pRorEcTavtr_nBoWEAR
RAfoRy clovEs WHENcor_ledlifto,
HANDLINO AND PFOCESSINGALOOO
AND tsODYFLUIDS.
r Observegood laboratoryproc€duros
when han_
dling blood specimens.
I Alwqys use protecilvs laboratory gloves
when
workingwlth blood.
r lf a tube breaksIn the shletd,
carefullyremove
broken glass wlth a hemostat or oth* device,
using puncture-reslstant
ulllity glovos.
. In additlonto wearlnggloves,
the us€ of dlspos_
able lab.coats or gowns and protecilveglasses
or gogglesare recommonded.
OPERATING INSTRUCTICINS
Atlachlng Rotor Head a, Romove knurlod hoad*retainlngscrew from
rnotorshaft.
b. Place rotor head on shaft so that tho pin In the
Totgr shaft engag€sth€ slot in the bottom of
tho head,
c. Push headdown until lt ssatsovorthe shaft pln.
d. Replace knurled screw on motor shaft and
tightensnugly,
BalancingLoad
For smooth operation and extonded life of thls
centrifugoloads must be batancedas oqualtyas
posslble,The use of a balancels recomrneriOeO
when loads are unevenlydlstrlbuted.
Fememberthat the dfstrlbutionof materlal.tobe
centrifugodis as lmportantto batanclnSas the
wolght.lf the amountsof ftuid In opposiietubes
cannot.be equailzed,fill the shiotd iaround the
llghtertube)with wateruntiltheloadsai.enalanced.
lmportant: Never balance by adding weights,
fiercury, or shot to tho bottom of a tube onsh-ield.
Uge of Gonlrolg
PEFOREOPERATINGTHE CENTRIFUGE,
MAKE
9!RE THATTHEspEEDcoNrRoi liirtoe rs
sETATZERO(0).
tr Tlmer
Tho DYNACCentrifugels controltedby a BO-mlnute
timer, wtth HOID posiilon for continuousopera_
1,
t]on:,,gperatlng
the tim6r automaticalty
turnb the
cgnrr|tugeon.
yLel.s?lthg.the.ljrner,
turnthefirmer
knobontyln
I clockf,rlsedlrecllon.
a, 7..o get nre slln ilme, turn the tlrner knob
elockwise-to the fime sotting desired. For
Interyab bl tess than.E mlnutei tuin ino rrnou
pas! q, then s€t back to the time desirod. Tho
centrlfuge wiil operate to the end of the ilmed
cycte,and wlll then shut itsetfoff.
b. For o.ontlnuousopelallon, turn the knob clockwtsoto th6'HOLD' poslilon.The centrffugewlll
op€ralo continuouslyuntil it ls manualt! shut
off. To rhut olf, retdrn the knob counierbtock_
wim to the'0'poslilon unillths bell iounds,
c. A bell will s.lgnalthe end of everycentrlfugafion
cycle, whetherfimer or manual.-
tl SpeedConlrol
a solid-statespeed
The Centrifugeincorporates
controf,providlngthe ultimalein smoolhcontrol
ovora widerangeof headsPeeds.
a, Ghoosethe speed setting desired.from'the
speed and force tables in this booklot (gee
riorons AND SPEED tables). USE THE
TABLE.The speedof the cen'
APPLICABLE
trifugowlll varyfor anygivensettingdependlng
on the headandshieldused,
Note: An ADAM$ PhotoelectricTachometer
'(Cat.
can be usedto determlnethe
No, 425205)
speedsettingdesiredae well as perlodiccenhas
trlfugespoedmonitorlng.The Tachometer
four epeedranges,up to 30,000RPM,for use
with vlrtuallyall table top and floor model
centrifugne.
movetho
b. Oncethe machlnohasbeenturnedon,'0'
to the
speed-controlknob clockwiselrom
settingdoslred.
cycle,returnthe
c. At theendof thoc€ntrlfugation
knobto zero.
spesd-control
MAINTENANCE
Lubrlcatlon
Bearingsin th6 motor of the DYNAb Centrituge
are sgaledand requireno lubrlcatlon.
Molor Brushea
Every slx months the motor brushee shoutd be
inspected lor wear. Brushes ehould be replaced
when they are less than 1/4 of an Inch (0.63crn)
long, Use only the roplacementbruehsespecified
ln the PAHT9 LIST sectlon,
Referringto ttre explodedvlew on page 4, replace
the brusheeas follows;
a. REMOVE THE LINE CORD PLUG FROTII
THE ELECTRICALOUTLET.
.
cAt T|on
TO AVOID ELECTRICAL 8HOEK, BE
SURE THE LINE QORD IS DISCONNECTED BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY
REPAIRS.
b" Turnthe Centrifugeon ita side.
tl Brake$wltch
holdingthothreerubberfeet,
c, Remove
thescro\it,s
TheCentiilugeis equlppedwith an electrlcbrake'
geillo
stop.in
a
rotors
to
to
most
deslgned brlng
d, Remove
the rubberfeet andthe bottoh plate.
aboutone"quarterof the normaltim.e.Unlessthe
reniloveth€ two
e. Uelng a slottad,screwdrlver,
tlmerhasrun'outor beenturnadoff,the headwill
brushoape,oneon slthelsldeof theCentrifuge
regainspeedwhenthe brakoswitchis released.
motor.
a. To operate,prossdownthe brakethumbswltch
from
l. Removethe springand brushasqembly
The brake
and hotd lt down duringbreaklng,
thg motor.
will ibe actlvatedas long ae the swltchis held
down.
g,
- Brushorlentatlon- ll brushesare atill usable,
A$ YOUFOUNDTllElllt'
orientandroplacsthem
b. Beleasethe brakeswltch aBsoon aBthe h€ad
oomesto'a stop. For delicatesedlmsntations' h. To replace,
insertiheeprlngandbrushassembly
releasetho switchlust belorethe headcomos
THA'T
into
the
motor.
lT l$ VERYIMPOHTANT
to a atop,'andlet ths headcoastgently.
THE CURVEDFBONT SURFACEOF THE
BEFOREINSERTION
BEUSHBE ORIENTED
c. DO NOT HOLDTHE BRAKESWITCHDOWN
OF THE
CURVED
SURFACE
TO
switeh
MATCH
THE
brake
lf
the
8TopS.
THE'llEAD
AFTEF
caps
MOTORHOUSING.Beplacethe'brush
ls holddowntoo long,theheadwilllmmedlately
'.'
tightly.
opposlte
down
and
screw
In
the
begln
acoeleratlng
reverseand
directlon.
Properperformance
i. Alwaysrun-lnnewbrusfies,
may not occur untll alter severalhours of
operationwith the rotorheadln place,
tr PanelLlght
Cleanlng
llluminationof the red p.anellight indicatesthat
the Centrlfugeis in operation,either tlmed or
Periodlcally
wlpe the lnteriorand exterlorof the
continuous.
Contrifugebowl and plastlccovsr with a daryp
cloth.Usea mlld deteiqentto rsrnovest'alns'DO
NOT USE STRONGSOIVENTSOH ALKALIS
par6.
whichcandamage'thes€
El CoverandLatch
lrlote:Tho tran$parontplastlccovorcfln'also be
The ccntrifugecover ls closed and locked by
damaged
by car6ontefrichlorlde,chlorotorm,and
cover,
the
latch.
To
open
levor-type
mean$of a
lid
aromatlc
hydrocarbons.
most
pressihe lld latohDOWN,
r' tt
ROTORS AND SPEED $ETTINGS
120Volt Comblnaflons
Ths tableebelowhavebeenpreparedto Indicats
speeds and fdrcde for comptere
l?Rl?{npte
DYNACContrifuge
Comblnallons.
The Comnina_
ttonsbetowconslstof a.Model420101(120vott)
DYNAc Centritugeequippedwitn ttr*'inbicate+
roror head and shie.lds,ln each case, speed
settlngshave been detormlned
for tno'specitic
head and shietdesuqpligd.Speed'seiilng, uru
approxlmate.
(t:e,, tib%) ani wrlr--varywith
voltago,load,slzeof tubs and ageof cenirituge.
Tho tablos have been_praparedfor centffu-ge
operatlonat 120volts,80 hz,'wlththecoverdo$d,
and thecenterholeuncovored,
Operafing
thecentrlfugewlth the coveropanwill i.educsjtsspeeO
considerably.
l_f-tfesneodeetilngls criilcatin q laboratorypro_
ceours,ueea non-contact
tachometer
to cailbrate
speed,suchastheADAMSphotoslectric
Tachom_
oter{Cat,No. 425205}
Cat.No.420ffi9
4-place50 mL Horlzontal
Head
P/N 420'108
wlth 4 p/N 420900shtetds.
$PEEDSETTING
RPM
RCF
24
1000
180
63
2000
730
1,00
2799
1425
Cat.No.42006s
8-place15mL Horizontal
Head
P/N 420t09with I p/N 4A0901
shletds.
SPEEDSETTING
RPM
36
1000
7B
2000
100
2300
RCF
200
800
1060
Cat No.4200OZ
4-place100 mL HorlzohtalHead
P/hl 420110with 4 pn{ 4A0S0S
shletds.
SPEED$ETTING
35
RPt\/|
75
2000
100
2886
11.50
Cal: No.420tlSs
12-place15 mL Anglo"Head
P/N 420113wtth t2 p/N 420002shtetds.
v
SPEEDSETTING
RPM
26
1000
2000
2890
60
100
Cat. No,420089
Z4-place15 mL Angle-Head
P/N 420114with 24 p/N 4A0g0Ashietds.
SPEEDSETTING
RPM
30
63
1000
2000
100
2755
RCF
165
655
124A
Cat. No.4.20091
Z4-flace 15 rnl Angle-Head
PlN 42Afi4 with 24 p/N 420901shtetds,
SPEEDSETTING
FPM
33
73
100
1000
2000
RCF
180
725
2400
1040
Gat. No.4200SS
24-placeAngle-Head
P/N 420114with 24 p/N 420904shietds
for 10 X 75 mm and 12 x ZSmrnfuUbs.
SPEED
SETTING
RPM
RCF
1S
50
1000
2000
7s
3000
140
570
1280
100
HCF
200
810
1000
Cat. No.42008?
12-place15 mL Rngle-Ffea*
P/N 4€0113wlth 12,p/N420301shietcts.
SPEEDSETTING
RPM
BCr
30
1.000
180
71
2000
726
100
2515
11 4 5
1680
220Volt/S0Hz Combtnailons
RCF
160
650
1360
a Modet4z01oz
(za0v150Hz)
P:ll|lL*l"f:
lsi'lg
uenrntugeoase
will provide
dlfferent
ipeedsthan
rnoseIn the previous
tablesusingequivalent
head
At 5o hz oporarlon,
ill_:llslg.conflgurarions,
speeoswiltlncroassapproximatety
.-- -'v rpmat
' 400_6d0
the maximum
ssttingi'i00).
PART$.LIST
n umbercoppoelte.
vlewwlthreference
$eeexploded
12OVCENTRIFUGE
1. i,IOTOF& HARDWARE
421110101,
AO$Ef{BIY:
Nui, FlexLoc,No, 8-32{3)
Seql.Motor
SpringPin,3/32Dia. x 7110Lg,
(GollarClamp)
HeadFtetalnor.
Ssl Sorotv,Sockol(All€n)(2)
HoadScrewAecembly
Wirjnglnstructlong
2. MOTORBRUSHKIT
(for1C0V I l20V-Holorrlr 420mt0e
Bru8hABsembly,(21
OutorCaps(21
tl2010tos
3. TIIIER WITHKilOS:
Knob
Tlmgr
Look$raohor,
lnt Tooth
WlrlngInottustlono
'[2010104
4. KNOI OI{LY,TIMER:
5. 8W|TCH'BFAKET
$witch & locknut
Rln0Nut
WlringInotruotlons
4t0r0t0e
6. CORD$ETASEEMFLYT 42054109
Gord$6t
Wlrlnglndtruotlons
7, GOVERASSEMBLY:
8. IATCfI ASSEUBLY
9. SPEED.cOl,lfAOtLER
ASSEiIBLY:
Wrlng lrlgtructions
10.KITOBONLY,SPEED
'OQNTnOL:
42010S{'0
4201fi109
42010108
42010109
&
11,LIGHTASSEHELY
42010110
coililECTOh3
Llghtwlth SprlngFastcner
Pueh-OnGonnEolor
WlreBlack18qA. 4" L9.
Wrlng lrBlruotlons
Connoctor(2)
12.I{EADECREW
ASgEilBLY& RErfinEnr fi010111
Hoad$cr€wAssortbly
H6adRotalnar(Oollatclamp)
Set Scrs{r,Socksl(Allen)
No.6-3ON.C,x 1/4O.P.{2)
13.RUBaERBUMPER:
42OlOl12
3 pst Packago
!4. RUSBER
FOOTE
4it0t0t13
HARDWARE:
Foolu"lthWashsr{4}
R.ubber
$crew,Phll.Hd.
No. 1S.99x 5/8 tg, (4)
15. LID CUSHIONT
16, LATCH PLATE!
42010310
'fl0t03t2
ExplodadVlaw, OYNACCentrifuga
Models420t01 and 420102
22OVCENTRIFUGE
.
17,MOTORfr HAFOWARE
4?01(n01
A99EfrilBLY:
Motor
Nut,Fle&Loc.No.8-92{31
Ssal,Motor
. $pringFln.3/32Dla,x 7/16Lg.
Lg;
ScotchFoam,11"
HeadFotalnar'(CollarClamp)
Set Scre,'ff,
Sockot(Allen)(2)
fload ScrswA8ssmbly
Wlrlnglnetructione
18.9PEEDCONTBOLLER
420t0902
ASSEMBLY:
Wirlr|gInstruclions
'19a,$cr.o$r,
Pan,Head
No.6-"32x 3/8 Lg.
'20a.Scrow,FlatH€sd
No.F32 x 5fi6 Ls,
.21a.Nut,HexNo.&32
Lockwasher
Spllt No.6
$pEclFrcATloHs
(both models)
'10In,(26.4
am)
tlelght
BowlDlamoter:
15In,(38.1crn)
18.5ln. {47om}
OverallWidlh:
N€llivoighttbasoonlyl; 27lb$.(12.25kg)
'Atlnching hadwaro not tnchdod. puroheGo
locolly.
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