Labconco RapidVap Vacuum, N2 and N2/48 Evaporation Systems 7910015 - Manual (Page 43)

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Chapter 4: Using Your RapidVap
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try to maintain can be no deeper than the vacuum level
that the vacuum pump can maintain.
Select the number of samples that will be run
(RapidVap N
2
only):
Press the set point select button under the word
“SAMPLE.” An arrow will point to the last entered set
point. By pressing the increase or decrease button, the
number of samples or clusters may be changed from 2
to 4 to 6 to 8. When running less than eight samples in
the RapidVap N
2
or 48 samples in the RapidVap N
2
/48,
be sure to position them as described in the previous
paragraph “Loading Glassware Into the RapidVap.”
Operating The RapidVap
Never lift the lid if the block is
moving. Samples may splash out.
Never attempt to reach into the
chamber if the block is moving.
1. Turn the power switch ON.
2. Select a program or set the set point parameters.
3. Turn on the nitrogen (RapidVap N
2
only).
4. Preheat the block if desired.
5. Place samples in vials. Normally the vials should
be no more than half full.
6. Load sample vials in the chamber.
7. Close the lid. On RapidVap N
2
/48 models, press
down and rotate the cross bar on the top of the lid
counter clockwise approximately 1/8".
8. Swing both latches over the lid and tighten both
knobs. Do not over tighten.
9. Press RUN. If the display was showing set point
parameters, it will change to show actual
parameters. Press “RUN” again. The “S” (STOP)
in the display will change to “R” (RUN).
10. Set point parameters can be altered at any time
during a run by first selecting the parameter using
the appropriate set point select button and then
pressing the “Increase” or “Decrease” switch.
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