6.4 Switching the centrifuge off ............................................................................................. 56
7 Malfunctions and error correction .................................................................................... 57
7.1 General malfunctions ...................................................................................................... 57
7.1.1 Emergency lid release ............................................................................................... 58
7.2 Table of error codes ........................................................................................................ 59
7.3 Service contact ............................................................................................................... 60
8 Maintenance and service ................................................................................................... 61
8.1 Maintenance ................................................................................................................... 61
8.1.1 Centrifuge .................................................................................................................. 61
8.1.2 Accessories ............................................................................................................... 62
8.1.2.1 Plastic accessories ............................................................................................ 62
8.1.3 Rotors, buckets and carriers ...................................................................................... 63
8.1.4 Load bearing bolts ..................................................................................................... 64
8.1.5 Glass breakage ......................................................................................................... 65
8.2 Sterilisation and disinfection of the rotor chamber and accessories ................................ 65
8.2.1 Autoclaving ................................................................................................................ 66
8.3 Service ........................................................................................................................... 67
8.4 Return of defective centrifuges or parts .......................................................................... 68
9 Disposal .............................................................................................................................. 70
9.1 Disposal of the centrifuge ............................................................................................... 70
9.2 Disposal of the packaging ............................................................................................... 70
10 Technical data .................................................................................................................... 71
10.1 Ambient conditions ......................................................................................................... 71
10.2 Technical documentation ................................................................................................ 72
11 Appendix ............................................................................................................................ 73
11.1 Range of accessories ..................................................................................................... 73
11.1.1 Rotor radii .................................................................................................................. 73
11.2 Speed-gravitational-field-diagram ................................................................................... 74
11.3 Acceleration and deceleration curves ............................................................................. 75
11.4 Table of the service life of rotors and accessories ........................................................... 77
11.5 Resistance data .............................................................................................................. 78
11.6 EC declaration of conformity ........................................................................................... 83
11.7 Declaration of conformity – China RoHS 2 ...................................................................... 85
12 Index ................................................................................................................................... 87