Labconco CentriVap micro IR Vacuum Concentrators 77010 Series User Manual
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Congratulations on your purchase of a Labconco CentriVap micro IR Vacuum
Concentrator.
The CentriVap micro IR Concentrator uses centrifugal force with heat and
vacuum to rapidly evaporate and condense solvents from biological and analytical
samples. Centrifugation eliminates bumping and foaming as vacuum is applied
and also concentrates the solute in the bottom of the vial. This allows recovery of
solutes from sample volumes as small as a few microliters. The concentrator is
equipped with two separate heaters to speed evaporation by warming the chamber
during processing. The clear lid heater uses radiant heat to efficiently heat
samples under vacuum conditions. An additional heater is provided for
applications were samples maybe sensitive to radiant heat. A PTFE coated
diaphragm vacuum pump is included which requires no maintainance. The
vacuum pump pulls vapor out through the center of the chamber to minimize
cross contamination. A glass trap is also provided to condense and collect solvent
exiting the chamber. The CentriVap micro IR Concentrator has a standby
function to preheat or maintain the chamber temperature. A safety switch
prevents the concentrator from starting when the lid is in the open position and a
latch prevents the lid from being opened while the rotor is turning. The compact,
low profile design allows the concentrator to be placed on a bench top or other
laboratory work surface. The CentriVap micro IR Concentrator also comes
standard with a CentriZap IR LED strobe light for viewing the samples during the
run.
The microprocessor controls the operation of the heaters from 35°C to 65°C. The
rotor speed of 1700 RPM and vacuum down to 120 mbar provides excellent
regulation and reproducibility of protocols.