ThermoFisher Scientific Invitrogen HulaMixer 15920D User manual

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HulaMixer™Sample Mixer
USER GUIDE
Catalog Numbers 15920D
Publication Number MAN0014597
Revision B.0

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Contents
■CHAPTER 1 Product information .................................................. 5
Product description ............................................................. 5
Applications ................................................................ 5
Types of motion ............................................................ 6
Mixer settings .............................................................. 6
Product contents ................................................................ 7
Upon receipt of the HulaMixer™Sample Mixer ...................................... 7
Unpacking the HulaMixer™Sample Mixer .......................................... 7
Set up the HulaMixer™Sample Mixer .............................................. 7
Change a HulaMixer™Platform ................................................... 7
■CHAPTER 2 Methods ............................................................... 8
Using the HulaMixer™Sample Mixer ............................................... 8
Control panel overview ...................................................... 8
Operate the HulaMixer™Sample Mixer ........................................ 9
Program the HulaMixer™Sample Mixer ....................................... 10
Maintenance .................................................................. 13
Operating conditions ....................................................... 13
Cleaning and decontamination .............................................. 13
■APPENDIX A Specifications ...................................................... 14
Product specifications .......................................................... 14
■APPENDIX B Safety ............................................................... 15
Before starting ................................................................. 15
General safety ................................................................. 15
Explanation of symbols and warnings ............................................ 16
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards ................................... 16
Electrical safety ................................................................ 17
Chemical safety ................................................................ 17
Biological hazard safety ......................................................... 18
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■APPENDIX C Documentation and support ...................................... 19
Customer and technical support ................................................. 19
Limited product warranty ........................................................ 19
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Product information
Product description
The HulaMixer™Sample Mixer is designed to mix samples through rotational movement of the platform
in the vertical plane to provide eective mixing of biological liquids in tubes.
Operation of the HulaMixer™Sample Mixer includes the following range of motions:
• Orbital rotational motion
• Reciprocal motion
• Vibrating motion of the platform in dierent planes
The microprocessor control allows the user to set a program which can deliver not only separate mixing
motions, but also allows programming segments of dierent motion types consecutively in cycles of
motions.
Applications
•The HulaMixer™Sample Mixer is designed for mixing biological solutions, cell suspensions,
Dynabeads™magnetic beads as well as incubation and cultivation of biological liquids according to
the operator set program.
•The device is applicable in all areas of laboratory research in biotechnology, microbiology,
chemistry, and medicine.
•The HulaMixer™Sample Mixer is designed for operation in closed laboratory rooms, cold rooms,
and incubators at temperatures from 4ºC to 40ºC.
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