Eppendorf CO2 Back-up System User Manual
nualck CO2 Back-up System
EN) manual
New Brunswick™
CO2 Back-up System
Operating manual
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Table of contents
1 Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Using this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Danger symbols and danger levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2.1 Hazard icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2.2 Degrees of danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Symbols used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 User profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 Information on product liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 Warnings for intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4.1 Personal injury and damage to device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4.2 Incorrect handling of accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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3 Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1 Main illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Transport, storage and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1 Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.2 Disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.1 Scope of manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2 CO
Back-up System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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5.3 Product versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.1 Before installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.2 Selecting the location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.3 Unpacking the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.4 Temperature sensor installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.4.1 Temperature sensor installation for upright freezers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.4.2 Temperature sensor installation for chest freezers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.5 Manifold-to-solenoid valve transfer line assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.5.1 Manifold-to-solenoid valve transfer line assembly for upright freezers (including Model
U101)17
6.5.2 Manifold-to-solenoid valve transfer line assembly for chest freezers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.6 Solenoid valve to freezer installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.6.1 Solenoid valve installation for upright freezers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.6.2 Solenoid valve installation for chest freezers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.7 Installing more 0.6 m (2 ft) transfer lines to manifold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.7.1 Installing 0.6 m (2 ft) transfer line to manifold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.8 CO
gas supply installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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6.9 Test for gas leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.10 Door switch installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.11 Installing cables to back of control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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7 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.1 Turning the control unit on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.2 Testing the solenoid valve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.3 Testing door switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.4 Testing back-up system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.5 Battery back-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.6 Alarm system monitoring socket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.1 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.1.1 Cleaning the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.1.2 Cleaning the surrounding area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.2 CO
bottle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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8.3 Electrical connection maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.4 Battery maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.5 Transfer line and manifold maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.6 Maintenance forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.7 CO
/LN2 back-up system service checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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9 Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.1 Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.2 Weight/dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.2.1 Device dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.2.2 Device weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.3 Cable and transfer line lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.4 Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.5 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.6 Ambient conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.6.1 Device operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.7 Gas Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.8 CO
Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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9.9 Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
9.10 Circuit Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
10 Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operating instructions
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1 Operating instructions
1.1 Using this manual
Carefully read this operating manual before using the device for the first time.
Also observe the operating manual enclosed with the accessories.
This operating manual should be considered part of the product and stored in a location that is easily
accessible.
Include this operating manual when forwarding the device to third parties.
If this manual is lost, please request another one. The latest version can be found on our website
www.eppendorf.com (international) or www.eppendorfna.com (North America).
1.2 Danger symbols and danger levels
1.2.1 Hazard icons
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Material damage Freezer burn
Hazard point Electric shock
1.2.2 Degrees of danger
The following danger levels are used in safety messages throughout this manual.
DANGER Will lead to severe injuries or death.
WARNING May lead to severe injuries or death.
CAUTION May lead to light to moderate injuries.
NOTICE May lead to material damage.
1.3 Symbols used
Depiction Meaning
You are requested to perform an action.
1.
2.
• List
Text Terms and labels of the graphic user interface.
Perform these actions in the sequence described.
References useful information.
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Safety
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2 Safety
2.1 Intended use
The CO2 Back-up System is exclusively intended for indoor use and for and to maintain inside temperature
of all Innova and Premium freezers in case of power failure.
2.2 User profile
The device may only be operated by trained lab personnel who have carefully read this operating manual
and are familiar with the device functions.
2.3 Information on product liability
In the following cases, the designated protection of the device may be compromised.
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The liability for the function of the device passes to the operator if:
• The device is not used in accordance with this operating manual.
• The device is used outside of the range of application described in the succeding chapters.
• The device is used with accessories or consumables that were not approved by Eppendorf.
• Service or maintenance is completed on the device by people who are not authorized by Eppendorf.
• The owner has made unauthorized modifications to the device.
2.4 Warnings for intended use
Before using the device, read this operating manual and observe the following general safety instructions.
2.4.1 Personal injury and damage to device
WARNING! Electric shock due to damage to the device or power cable
Only switch on the device if the device and power cable are undamaged.
Only use devices that have been properly installed or repaired.
WARNING! Danger due to incorrect power supply
Only connect the device to voltage sources that meet the requirements on the name plate.
Only use sockets with a protective earth (PE) conductor and suitable power cable.
WARNING! Direct contact with cold contents inside the freezer can burn unprotected skin
Use freezer gloves at all times when loading or unloading equipment.
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2.4.2 Incorrect handling of accessories
CAUTION! Lack of safety due to incorrect accessories or spare parts
Accessories and spare parts that are not recommended by Eppendorf compromise the safety,
function and precision of the device. Eppendorf cannot be held liable or accept any liability for
damage resulting from the use of non-recommended accessories and spare parts.
Only use accessories and original spare parts recommended by Eppendorf.
3 Product description
3.1 Main illustration
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Abb. 3-1: Front view of the CO2 Back-up System
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Fig. 3-1: Front view of the CO2 Back-up System
1 Power On LED
Illuminates when device is plugged into the
mains
2 System On Switch
Turns the device on or off
3 Temp Set Dial
Sets the back-up temperature in case of power
failure
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5 Temp Warning LED
Illuminates when internal freezer temp drops
below set temperature on the Temp Set Knob
6 Valve Test Button
Button to push to test CO
injection
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7 Battery Low LED
Illuminates when back-up battery inside device is
low
4 Valve Open LED
Illuminates when CO
valve is open
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Abb. 3-2: Back view of the CO2 Back-up System
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Fig. 3-2: Back view of the CO2 Back-up System
8 Power Input Socket
Insertion point for power cord
9 Alarm Socket
10 Solenoid Valve Socket
5P DIN
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11 Door Switch Socket
4P DIN
12 PT100 Probe Socket
3P DIN
13 Main Fuses
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4 Transport, storage and disposal
4.1 Transport
NOTICE! Improper transportation
Only transport product in its original packaging
4.2 Disposal
In case the product is to be disposed of, the relevant legal regulations are to be observed.
Information on the disposal of electrical and electronic devices in the European Community:
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Within the European Community, the disposal of electrical devices is regulated by national regulations
based on EU Directive 2002/96/EC pertaining to waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
According to these regulations, any devices supplied after August 13, 2005, in the business-to-business
sphere, to which this product is assigned, may no longer be disposed of in municipal or domestic waste. To
document this, they have been marked with the following identification:
Because disposal regulations may differ from one country to another within the EU, please contact your
supplier if necessary.
In Germany, this is mandatory from March 23, 2006. From this date, the manufacturer has to offer a
suitable method of return for all devices supplied after August 13, 2005. For all devices supplied before
August 13, 2005, the last user is responsible for the correct disposal.
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