BÜCHI Labortechnik AG Operation | 6
Operation Manual Rotavapor® R-100 27/60
6 Operation
6.1 Preparations
6.1.1 Preparing the heating bath
CAUTION
Risk of skin burns from hot fluids and surfaces
u Do not put your hands in the hot fluid.
u Do not carry, shift, tip or otherwise move the heating bath when it is filled with hot
fluid.
u Do not fill the heating bath right to the very top. Allow for the expansion of the fluid
when heated.
u Do not switch on the heating bath when it is empty.
CAUTION
Using oil as a heating fluid
Risk of skin burns from oil splashes
u Never pour water into hot oil.
u Make sure that the oil used is suitable for these purposes.
u Make sure that the heating bath is filled.
u Switch on the device at the master switch (3).
The heating bath temperature last set is displayed.
u Set the desired temperature using the adjustment buttons (4).
The set temperature (1) flashes during adjustment. Afterwards, the current actual
temperature is indicated and the heater switched on.