Operating Information; Safety Notes - Sartorius Stedim Biotech CERTOMAT S-II Mode D'emploi

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Operating Information

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Safety Notes

Media used with the CERTOMAT ® S-II can be
hazardous. This is especially true for shaking cultures
with living cells. If dangerous media are used only
authorised personnel may have access to the unit or
operate it. The operator must inform the personnel
about the dangers when shaking cultures are used as
well as about the necessary safety regulations.
The following safety notes must be observed:
When hazardous agents should be treated, only
authorized personnel is allowed to have access to the
laboratory or to the working area, respectively, and be
allowed to operate the unit. It must be guaranteed
that unauthorized persons do not have access to the
unit.
The personnel must wear adequate working clothes
and personal protection, such as gloves, protective
goggles, or breath protection, for instance.
Verify that the shaker has the correct power ratings for
the mains supply. Admissible supplies are 230 V, 50 -
60 Hz, 0,8 A or 115 V, 50 - 60 Hz, 1,6 A. If the shaker
is not designed for your mains supply, it must not be
connected to it and enabled.
Verify that the laboratory bench or table is suitable for
the shaker, i.e. it must be able to carry the weight of a
fully equipped shaker and to resist or compensate any
vibrations which may occur during operation.
Use only suitable mounting systems for the applied
containers. They must locate the containers properly
during any possible mode of shaking operation. Before
starting operation check the proper seat of any
container in its mounting. Verify, that no container
can hit against another during operation. This may
damage the containers.
Stop operation of the shaker before attaching the
containers to their mountings at the tray or befor
removing any container from the tray.
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If a container gets damaged during operation and media
are spilled, stop operation of the shaker immediately.
Remove broken parts and clean the shakers. Note the
related safety regulations for handling the media.
Verify during operation, that the shaker is in a safe
state. Stop operation, if vibrations cause the shaker to
move over the working place or if vibrations are
transmitted to the working place which disturb other
devices placed around. In such a case you can try to
operate at reduced shaking frequency.
If vibrations cannot be fully compensated and there is a
risk that the shaker is moved over the working place,
you should verify regularly that it is running in a safe
state.
After transport or moving the CERTOMAT ® S-II to
another working place, such as from a refrigerated room
to a laboratory offering usual environmental conditions
(or vice versa), you should wait until the shaker has
room temperature, before starting operation.
Check whether the room or working place offer the
permissible environmental conditions. Operation beyond
these specifications may cause malfunctioning or
damages of the shaker:
temperature range : +10 ... +60 °C
relative humidity : +10 ... +90 %, not condensing.
Upon delivery the CERTOMAT ® S-II is preadjusted for a
load of 10 kg. The counterweight premounted inside for
compensation of vibrations is matched to the shaking
amplitude of the state of delivery of the shaker.
If the CERTOMAT ® S-II should be operated using the
alternate shaking amplitude the drive unit and the
counterweight must be rebuilt by authorized service
personnel. Please contact your Sartorius AG service
representative for this.