31 VWR MEGA STAR 3.0 / 3.0R ver b, rel 25.06.2020
Repair and Maintenance
Maintenance and care
Cleaning intervals
For the sake of personal, environmental, and material protection, it is your duty to clean and if necessary,
disinfect the centrifuge on a regular basis.
Maintenance Recommended interval
Clean rotor chamber Daily or when polluted
Clean rotor Daily or when polluted
Accessories Daily or when polluted
Cabinet Once per month
Filter unit Every three months
Ventilation holes Every six months
CAUTION Refrain from using any other cleaning or decontamination procedure than those
recommended here, if you are not entirely sure that the intended procedure is safe for the
equipment.
Use only approved cleansers.
If in doubt, contact VWR.
Cleaning
When cleaning centrifuge and accessories mind the following:
• Use warm water with a neutral solvent.
• Never use caustic cleaning agents such as soap suds, phosphoric acid, bleaching solutions or
scrubbing powder.
• Rinse the cavities out thoroughly.
• Use a soft brush without metal bristles to remove stubborn residue.
• Afterwards rinse with distilled water.
• Place the rotors on a plastic grate with their cavities pointing down.
• If drying boxes are used, the temperature must never exceed 50 °C, since higher temperatures
could damage the material and shorten the lifetime of the parts.
• Use only disinfectants with a pH of 6-8.
• Dry aluminium parts off with a soft cloth.
• After cleaning, treat the entire surface of aluminium parts with corrosion protection oil
(521-1769). Also treat the cavities with oil.
• Store the aluminium parts at room temperature or in a cold-storage room with the cavities
pointing down.
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