Sorvall RT/T6000D - Page 25

Operation
SORVALL®
Centrifuges
Table
3-1.
Controls and
Indicators
for
RT/T6000D
and
RT/T6000B
(SN
9101800
and Above)
(keyed
to
figure
3-1)
Item Name
1
REV/MIN
x
1000
dial
2
REV/MIN
x
1000
indicator
3
OPEN
light*
Lights at
the
end
of the
run
to Indicate
that the
door
may
be
opened.
4
FAULT
light*
Lights when
a
rotor Imbalance
occurs,
when
cham¬
ber
over
or under temperature
occurs,
or
when
a
drive belt
malfunction
occurs.
The
centrifuge
will
not
restart
until
problem
has
been
corrected.
5
CHAMBER TEMP
°C
Indicates actual chamber
temperature
from
-20°C
to
indicator
+40°C.
6
CHAMBER TEMP
°C
Sets desired chamber
temperature
from
-20°C
to
dial
+40°C.
7
TIME dial
Sets
length
of
run
time
up
to
30
minutes (or
35
minutes
on
50
Hz
unit).
At
°°.
sets
Indefinite
run
time.
When
turned from
OFF
to
any
other
setting.
the
TIME
dial
acts
as a
start switch
to begin
centri¬
fuge
run.
8
Door release
knob When
knob
Is
turned clockwise it
releases
the
door
latches; when knob is turned counterclockwise
it
engages
the
door latches.
9 BRAKE
switch When set
to
"I",
the
centrifuge brakes
to approxi¬
mately
200
rpm
at
end
of
run
then
coasts to
a
stop.
When
set
to
"O",
the
centrifuge
coasts
to
a
stop
without
braking.
10 POWER
switch
Turns centrifuge
power
on (1) or
off
(0).
Power
switch
lights
when
power
is
on.
Function
Sets desired
run
speed.
At full
counterclockwise
position
the
speed
control
is
turned
off
and
the
rotor
will
not
spin.
fThe
settings on
the
dial Indicate actual
rotor
speed.)
CAUTION
Continued
operation
of the
centrifuge
be¬
low
600
rpm may
damage
the
drive
motor.
Indicates actual rotor
speed
from
0
to
6000
rpi
±100
rpm.
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"These
messages are
backlit, so each
message
lights
only
when
the
condition that
it
represents exists.