Binder C 170 E3 - Aborting the Hot-Air Sterilization

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CAUTION
The glass door and inner chamber become hot during sterilization.
Danger of burning.
∅ Do NOT touch the glass door and inner surfaces during sterilization.
CAUTION
Interruption of the temperature reaction time.
Ineffective sterilization.
∅ Do NOT open the unit doors during sterilization.
• The sterilization cycle ends after approx. 12 hours, when the lower display shows “End”.
Figure 32: Alternating display at the end of sterilization
• Turn off the unit or press “180 °C”, or open the outer door.
• When the inner chamber has cooled down to a value below 60 °C / 140 °F, turn off the unit and plug in
the CO
2
sensor.
The CO
2
sensor is temperature resistant up to a maximum temperature of 60 °C / 140 °F
• Turn on the unit (chap. 5).
The unit is now ready to operate.
15.5 Aborting the hot-air sterilization
If the sterilization procedure is aborted prematurely, whether effective sterilization has occurred depends
on the time that has elapsed:
• Aborting sterilization after less than 6 hours: Prevents effective sterilization.
• Aborting sterilization after more than 6 hours: The unit is definitely in the cooling-down phase, meaning
that the necessary duration for the proper sterilization phase has occurred.
Aborting sterilization during the cooling-down phase (after more than 6 hours)
The duration of the entire sterilization is approx. 12 hours. If you want to shorten the sterilization proce-
dure in order to save time, you can abort it during the cooling-down phase, i.e. no sooner than after 6
hours. At this point, the inner temperature is still approx. 140 °C / 284 °F.