BUCHI Rotavapo R-100 - Manual (Page 37)

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Operation Manual Rotavapor® R­100 37/60
6.3 Finishing distillation
u Raise the rotary drive unit (see Chapter 6.2.1 "Raising and lowering the evaporat­
ing flask", page 33).
u Vent the Rotavapor.
u Turn off the rotary drive unit (set the rotation speed to 0 rpm).
u Switch off the heating bath
u CAUTION! Risk of skin burns from hot evaporating flask. Check the tempera­
ture of the evaporating flask and, if necessary, allow it to cool down or else wear
suitable protective gloves.
u Remove the evaporating flask (see Chapter 6.3.1 "Removing the evaporating
flask", page 37).
u Turn off the coolant supply.
u Remove the receiving flask (see Chapter 6.3.2 "Removing the receiving flask",
page 38).
u Dry the Rotavapor (see Chapter 7.6 "Removing solvent accumulations", page 41).
u Clean the Rotavapor and all glass components (see Chapter 7 "Cleaning and ser­
vicing", page 39).
6.3.1 Removing the evaporating flask
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u Raise the rotary drive unit (see Chapter 6.2.1 "Raising and lowering the evaporat­
ing flask", page 33).
u Vent the Rotavapor.
u Turn off the rotary drive unit (set the rotation speed to 0 rpm).
u CAUTION! Risk of skin burns from hot evaporating flask. Check the tempera­
ture of the evaporating flask and, if necessary, allow it to cool down or else wear
suitable protective gloves.
u Firmly hold the evaporating flask (4) and release the combi­clip (3) by screwing it
counter­clockwise.
u Push the clip (2) back from the neck of the evaporating flask.
u Detach the evaporating flask.
u If the evaporating flask sticks because of chemical residues, press the lock release
button (1) and twist the flask (4) counter­clockwise to remove it.