Specifications

PN SJ-IM-8AC
1-2
Description
Centrifuge Function and Safety Features
Figure 1.1 The Avanti J-E Centrifuge
Manual and programmed operation are available.
• In manual operation, you enter the individual run parameters before beginning each run.
• In programmed operation, you can duplicate runs quickly and accurately by selecting one of
nine programs previously entered into the program memory.
User messages and/or audible signals are provided to alert you to conditions that may need
attention.
Safety Features
The Avanti J-E centrifuge has been designed and tested to operate safely indoors at altitudes up to
2000 m (6562 ft). Safety features include the following.
Door
The steel and structural foam door has an electromechanical door-locking mechanism, with dual
latches, to prevent operator contact with a spinning rotor. When the door is closed and
DOOR is
pressed, the latches automatically engage. (Door LED will come on.) It can be unlocked only by
pressing
DOOR, and opened only when the power is on and the rotor is at rest. If there is a power
failure, the door lock can be manually tripped for sample recovery (see CHAPTER 3,
Troubleshooting).
Protective Ring
A structural steel ring surrounding the rotor chamber provides full operator protection.