Product description
Centrifuge 5424/5424 R
English (EN)
18
3.4 Rotors
You can operate the Centrifuge 5424/5424 R with the following rotors. Before use of sample tubes, please
note the manufacturer's specifications with regard to centrifugation resistance (max. rcf).
(1) Maximum load per rotor bore for adapter + tube + content.
(2) Aerosol tightness tested and certified by the Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Health
Protection Agency, Porton Down (UK) (see certificates at the end of this operating manual).
Max. capacity Max.
g-force (rcf) /
speed (rpm)
without
adapter (5424:
120 V, 5424 R)
Max.
g-force (rcf) or
speed (rpm)
without
adapter (5424:
230 V/100 V)
Notes
Max. load per rotor bore
(1)
Rotor
FA-45-24-11
24 micro test tubes of 1.5/
2.0 mL each or spin columns.
With adapters:
• 0.2 mL PCR tubes
• 0.4 mL/0.5 mL micro test
tubes
• 0.6 mL Microtainers
21,130 x g /
15,000 rpm
20,238 x g /
14,860 rpm
• Aerosol-tight
(2)
rotor
lid (aluminum).
•Spin columns
possible, better with
rotor F-45-18-11-Kit.
3.75 g
Rotor
FA-45-24-11-
Special
24 micro test tubes of 1.5/
2.0 mL each or spin columns.
With adapters:
• 0.2 mL PCR tubes
• 0.4 mL/0.5 mL micro test
tubes
• 0.6 mL Microtainers
21,130 x g /
15,000 rpm
20,238 x g /
14,860 rpm
• Aerosol-tight
(2)
rotor
lid (aluminum).
•PTFE-coated
(particularly resistant
to chemicals),
marked: coated
•Spin columns
possible, better with
rotor F-45-18-11-Kit.
3.75 g
Rotor
F-45-18-11-
Kit
18 spin columns or 1.5/2.0 mL
micro test tubes.
With adapters:
• 0.2 mL PCR tubes
• 0.4 mL/0.5 mL micro test
tubes
• 0.6 mL Microtainers
18,111 x g /
15,000 rpm
17,347 x g /
14,860 rpm
•Particularly high
edge for all
commercially
available spin
columns. See the
note about
centrifugation with
open tube lids in this
regard(see Loading
the rotor on p. 27).
3.75 g
Rotor
F-45-32-5-
PCR
Four PCR strips of 5/8 or 32
PCR tubes of 0.2 mL each.
18,615 x g /
15,000 rpm
17,829 x g /
14,860 rpm
3.5 g