Thermo Fisher Thermo Scientific, Sorvall, LYNX User Manual

Performance simplified at every turn

Thermo Scientific Sorvall LYNX Superspeed
Centrifuge Series

Superspeed centrifugation
simplified at every turn

The Thermo Scientific™ Sorvall™ LYN X™ Superspeed Centrifuge series
features powerful technologies with breakthrough simplicity.

Multiple users. A variety of processing requirements. A range of user experience. To overcome
these everyday challenges of a shared laboratory setting choose the Thermo Scientific Sorvall LYNX
superspeed centrifuge. The result? Productivity, safety, and reliability simplified.

Push-button security and application flexibility

Auto-Lock™ rotor exchange

Immediate rotor detection and programming

Auto-ID instant rotor identification

Improved ergonomics and performance

Fiberlite™ Carbon Fiber Rotors

One-handed certified1 sample protection

Thermo Scientific™ ClickSeal™ Biocontainment Lids

1. Biocontainment certification by the Public Health England, Porton Down, UK .

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Performance simplified
at every turn

Exceptional performance meeting evolving application needs, from academic research to

production facilities, with up to 100,605 x g, and up to 6 Liters capacity.

Versatile, high-throughput sample processing from 6 x 1 L bottles, to 40 x 50 mL conical tubes,

to 24 microplates per run. Help save time and ensure sample integrity with fast acceleration and
deceleration rates, combined with smooth runs at all speeds.

Built-in safety and efficiency

• Rotor innovations—from Auto-Lock rotor exchange, to Auto-ID instant rotor identification, to speed
handles on each rotor lid—shorten run set-up time while providing peace-of-mind that the rotor
is secure

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• Lightweight, corrosion-resistant Fiberlite carbon fiber rotors, including Fiberlite
help improve ergonomics and performance

LEX Rotor designs,

• Touchscreen interface with bright, highly visible, and durable display helps simplify run set-up while
providing on-board training and access controls, such as user login with password protection

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• Real-time run monitoring and control with Thermo Scientific

• Compact, non-bolt down design, automatic door opening, and an integrated surface work space
help optimize everyday centrifuge use

Proven reliability with robust design for consistent results and maximum uptime, year after year.

Centri-Vue™ application

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Performance simplified
at every turn

Auto-Lock rotor exchange

Secure, push-button rotor exchange in as little as 3
seconds helps deliver:

• Improved safety and confidence that the rotor is
automatically and securely locked and will not loosen
during a run

• Trouble-free rotor installation and removal

– No tools are required

– The rotor locks itself to the centrifuge, eliminating the need

for hand-tightening

• Flexibility to quickly change rotors and applications, matching the needs of
your laboratory—today and in the future

Auto-ID instant rotor identification

Immediate identification of a rotor when secured in the centrifuge chamber, with
rotor specifications automatically loaded into the centrifuge parameters:

• Shortens run set-up time by eliminating the need to find and set rotor codes

• Helps eliminate over-speed risk, reduce error messages, and improve
centrifuge, sample, and operator safety

Auto-ID instant rotor identification helps improve safety, save time, and protect the integrity of your samples

Secure, trouble-free rotor installation and
removal in as little as 3 seconds

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1. Place rotor into the
centrifuge chamber

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2. Rotor is immediately
detected and its
parameters are
loaded

3. Confirm settings and
begin run

Performance simplified
at every turn

Extensive rotor portfolio

Supports multiple users and evolving research needs—from microtubes up to
1 L bottles.

• Fiberlite carbon fiber rotors: Simply lighter, more secure investment

– Lightweight carbon fiber and innovative construction allow unique rotor

designs not possible with metal

– Corrosion- and fatigue-resistance helps secure the rotor’s structural integrity

for unequalled durability

– Backed by a 15-year warranty

• Swinging bucket rotors: Versatility and expanded capacity at high RCF with

dozens of adapters for research flexibility

• Fixed angle rotors: Complete portfolio for commonly used 50 mL, 50 mL

conical, 250 mL, 500 mL and 1 Liter tubes and bottles with specialty rotor
options to address specific protocol requirements

– Dedicated conical tube rotors, which allow samples to be run in inexpensive

disposable conical tubes

– High-speed microtube rotor

– Titanium rotor for RCFs up to 100,605 x g

• Continuous flow/zonal rotors: Scale-up flexibility from superspeed

applications to harvesting and clarification

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Thermo Scientific
Fiberlite LEX Rotors

The next generation of high
capacity Fiberlite rotors, the
Fiberlite LEX rotor series further
advances carbon fiber design and
is now available in 6 Liter capacity.
These rotors combine:

• Superior ergonomics:

Lightweight with improved
ergonomics for everyday ease
of handling

• Exceptional performance:

Achieve outstanding RCF
performance for enhanced
productivity—up to 17,670 x g
with the Fiberlite F9-6x1000
LEX rotor

• Enhanced safety: From

lightweight design and lifting
handles, to biocontainment
technology and certifications,
these rotors provide multiple
levels of laboratory and operator
protection to help enhance
safety without compromising
functionality or convenience

Innovative speed handles help make
tightening the lid safer while also simplifying
lid removal

2. Subject to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s standard limited warranty. See thermofisher.com or your sales representative for details.

Thermo Scientific BIOFlex HC rotor supports
up to 40 x 50 mL conical tubes, 96 x 15 mL
conical tubes, 24 microplates, and over 35
other tube styles with dozens of adapters for
research flexibility

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Operation simplified
at every turn

Touchscreen Interface

Simple and quick run set-up with a glove-friendly, large, bright, interactive touchscreen for all
centrifuge functions and durable for use run after run, year after year.

• Create up to 120 programs with alpha-numeric naming for easy access

• I n-use training with on-board tutorial videos and a quick-start manual

• Integrated rotor calculator for simplifying protocol modifications and transfers

• Operator and run logging and reporting via USB port

• Highly visible backlit display of set and actual run conditions, enlarged during the run for clear
visibility — even from across the lab

• Multilingual instructions, including English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese,
Portuguese and more on programming, run conditions, alerts, and service messages

• User access control with optional password protection, ideal for multi-user environments

• Designed to support GMP/GLP compliance with data logging and easy-to-use Thermo Scientific
Centri-Log™ Plus data collection software

Simple, quick run set-up and monitoring

Status
Information

Glove-friendly

Run
parameters

touchscreen interface

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Control and
configuration

Easily set current parameters and monitor centrifuge status

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