LaboGene SCANVAC CoolSafe 95-15 PRO Superior XL, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...afe XS XL Usermanual Rev A5 docx Instruction Manual CoolSafe100 9 PRO Superior XS CoolSafe 95 15 PRO Superior XL Copyright 2012 LaboGene ApS Industrivej 6 8 Vassingerød DK 3540 Lynge Tel 45 3940 2566 Mobil 45 3016 0990 Fax 45 4498 1741 Mail info labogene com Internet www labogene com CVR No DK32259154 ...

Page 2: ...nty included in the conditions of delivery is valid only if the product has been installed and used in accordance with the instructions supplied by LaboGene Aps LaboGene ApS shall in no event be liable for incidental or consequential damages including without limitation loss of profits loss of income loss of business opportunities loss of use and other related exposures caused by incorrect or in a...

Page 3: ...3 Installation of Shelving module 6 4 Functional description 6 4 1 Mains 6 5 0 Control panel Pro 6 9 5 1 Operation 9 5 2 Computer control option 9 5 3 Preparation 10 5 4 Pre Freezing Freeze Drying 11 5 5 De Icing 11 5 6 Stopping Vacuum pump 12 6 Alarms and errors 12 7 Maintenance 13 7 1 CoolSafe 13 7 2 Vacuum pump 13 7 3 Cleaning 13 7 4 Checking for Leaks 13 8 The Freeze drying process 14 8 1 Hint...

Page 4: ...preparations and for preservation and storage of biological and pharmaceuticals materials Freeze drying is also ideally suitable for substances that are heat sensitive If you are not familiar with the freeze drying process please read Section 7 which outlines the freeze drying process 2 Safety precautions 2 1 General information Please read this entire manual to fully understand the safe and effec...

Page 5: ...n of the CoolSafe Make sure that the mains supply is according to the specifications on the type label at the rear panel It is important that free air circulation is available at the air inlet and outlet grills If the CoolSafe is positioned against a wall there must be at least 100 mm free space at the rear of the unit CoolSafe 100 9 PRO Superior XS CoolSafe 95 15 PRO Superior XL are both floor st...

Page 6: ...ck the oil level on the pump and fill it if necessary The oil level sight glass should be 1 2 3 4 full LaboGene recommends that when the pump is running the gas ballast valve is in the open position 3 3 Installation of the Shelving Unit The shelving assemblies for the CoolSafe 100 9 Pro XS 3 electrically heated shelves and the CoolSafe 95 15 Pro XL 5 electrically heated shelves are positioned insi...

Page 7: ...nly examples The keyboard unit consists of a key pad with the keys 0 9 arrow UP and arrow RIGHT and a display with 2x16 characters Operational parameters are entered or changed via a series of sequential menus Generally the RIGHT key is the Enter key which then leads to the next menu and the UP key is for selecting between different possibilities or is used to reset values or change their signs Wh...

Page 8: ...ach mode in the following paragraphs MANUAL submenu Select between COOLING STOP and COOLING START with the UP key and proceed with the RIGHT key A number of other menus may follow depending on the actual CoolSafe model Leaving the menu common routine for all modes When the last menu is reached select with the UP key between END MENU WITH LEAVE no changes will be saved END MENU WITH SAVE all select...

Page 9: ...re These 3 steps are repeated a number of times Leave the menu as described under MANUAL submenu RELEASE submenu Leave the menu as described under MANUAL submenu DE ICE submenu Input the DE ICE TIME XX XX in hour and minutes Leave the menu as described under MANUAL submenu STOP submenu Leave the menu as described under MANUAL submenu 5 1 Operation The freeze drying process is a balance between the...

Page 10: ...es the optimisation of any freeze drying cycle very quick and easy to perform From the schematic it can be seen that the yellow panel are for setting the mode of operation the green sections indicate current status of temperatures pressures The tabular sections on the right are for entering your values for Pre freeze shelf temperature time Freeze Drying temperature pressure and time If you do not ...

Page 11: ...display the actual software version and then all segments to test the of display function After a few seconds the temperature measurement is stabilized and the actual condenser temperature will be displayed The lowest temperature 110 C with CoolSafe 110 9Pro XS and 95 C with CoolSafe 95 15 Pro XL should be achieved within 30 40mins The vacuum pump should now be allowed to run for at least 30 minut...

Page 12: ...e and shelf temperature 5 steps If you do not need 5 steps enter 0 00 in the steps not used In the pre freeze mode vacuum is not applied Enter the values for freeze drying time shelf temperature and maximum pressure in 10 steps If you do not need all 10 steps enter 0 00 for time BUT keep the temperature values the same All 10 steps must have values entered Pressure regulation option 7 001 300 092 ...

Page 13: ...recommended that the vacuum pump runs constantly with gas ballast valve open and the vacuum valve closed 6 Alarms and errors In case of alarms or errors an alarm error code will be displayed E_1 Error indicating that the temperature sensor has a short circuit E_2 Alarm indicating that the temperature during freeze drying is above 40 C E_3 Error indicating that the temperature sensor is disconnecte...

Page 14: ... connects to the CoolSafe make sure the clip is tight 3 The drain valve on the front of the Cool Safe also has to be checked for leaks First unscrew the drain valve with black knob all the way until its loose and then pull towards you The barrel of the valve then comes away from the body On the end of the barrel there is a white Teflon plug make sure this is clean and without any scratches also wi...

Page 15: ... energy to or from the product This energy flux will have an impact on the structure of the material being dried Freeze drying is achieved using equipment that controls temperature and pressure in the environment of the product and is a 3 step process In the first step the product is frozen solid so that the water present in the material is converted to ice pre freeze In the second step the ice fo...

Page 16: ...cuum pump 30 40minutes before use Keep the freeze dryer operational if you expect to use it more than once during the day Bibliography 8 2 Articles Books Research papers on Freeze drying It should be noted that many of the earlier publications books etc are concerned with the freeze drying of foods this emphasis arose primarily because Freeze drying was considered to be the major application for t...

Page 17: ...reeze Drying by J D Mellor Academic Press 1978 Papers Freeze Drying of Biological Materials by G D J Adams Drying Technology Vol 9 4 pages 891 925 1991 Freeze Drying Characteristics of Strawberries Drying Technology Vol 1 issue 1 pages 131 145 November 2002 Freeze Drying Foodstuffs CRC Critical Reviews Food Technology Vol 1 issue 3 pages 379 451 September 1970 Freeze Drying Velum Archival Material...

Page 18: ...Code 9 9 900 900 763 18 19 U QA Manualer Arkiv Manuals Labogene Origio GKO Manualer WORD ScanVac CoolSafe XS XL Usermanual Rev A5 docx 8 3 Pressure of Aqueous Vapour ...

Page 19: ...he ice will be thawed and the resultant liquid can be drained off 7 001 300 092 Pressure Regulation This function permits the setting of a specific vacuum value and in conjunction with the microprocessor setting a fine tuning of the vacuum value can be set by using the control minimizing set value fluctuations fitted on the front panel adjacent to the display window 7 001 300 093 ConFitHS Connecti...

Page 20: ...ipment of machines General requirements EN 61010 1 2001 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use General requirements EN 61000 6 3 2007 EN 61000 6 1 2002 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic immunity emission standard EN ISO 14121 1 2007 Safety of machinery Risk assessment Part 1 Principles EN ISO 11201 Acoustics Noise emitted by machinery and equipm...