Safety instructions 3 – IKA ULTRA-TURRAX Tube Drive control User Manual

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For your protection
Read the operating instructions in full before starting up

and follow the safety instructions.

• Follow the safety instructions, guidelines, occupational health

and safety and accident prevention regulations.

• Keep the operating instructions in a place where they can be

accessed by everyone.

• Ensure that only trained staff work with the appliance.
• The instrument must be supervised at all times when in operation.

The instrument must only be operated with

a tube attached; with no tube there is a risk
of injury from the rotating locating pin.

• Hearing protection must be worn when working with BMT-20

or BMT-50 tubes.

Wear your personal protective equipment in

accordance with the hazard category of the
medium to be processed.

Otherwise there is a risk of:

- splashing liquids
- projectile parts
- body parts, hair, clothing and jewellery get-

ting caught.

• Set up the instrument in a spacious area on an even, stable,

clean, non-slip, dry and fireproof surface.

• The feet of the instrument must be clean and undamaged.
• The instrument is not suitable for manual operation.
• The instrument may heat up when in use.
• Check the instrument and accessories beforehand for damage

each time when you use them. Do not use damaged components.

• Ensure that the cover on the tube is screwed on tightly.
• Ensure that the tube is firmly attached to the bayonet lock con-

nector on the drive unit prior to operating the instrument.

• The tube must only be attached and removed while the motor

is stationary.

The IKA

®

tubes must always be closed when

the instrument is in operation. Switch off the
instrument immediately if any material leaks
from the tube. Clean the instrument.

• Always open the tube carefully after use as the media in the tube

may heat up due to transfer of energy during operation, lead-
ing to pressurization of the container: risk of material spraying,
protective equipment must be worn.

When handling infectious or toxic sample

materials, do NOT touch the sample, mix-

ture or waste with your hands. Wear gloves
and lab coat and goggles if necessary.

• The temperature of the material must not exceed 40 °C.
• Only use tubes approved by IKA

®

.

• Only process media that will not react dangerously to the extra

energy produced through processing. This also applies to any extra
energy produced in other ways, e.g. through light irradiation.

• Beware of the risk of flammable materials.
Do not operate the instrument in explosive atmospheres, with

hazardous substances or under water.

• The instrument doesn’t start up again automatically following a

cut in the power supply.

• Safe operation is only guaranteed with the accessories described

in the ”Accessories” chapter.

For protection of the instrument
• The voltage stated on the name plate must correspond to the

mains voltage.

• The instrument must only be operated with the original plug-in

power supply unit.

• Protect the instrument and accessories from bumps and impacts.
• The instrument may only be opened by experts.

Safety instructions

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