Shellab SCO6AD - Manual (Page 34)

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OPERATION (CONTINUED)
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Decontamination Cycle (Continued)
Lock the chamber doors.
a. Press and hold the Operation Selector Switch on the
Decontamination Cycle display sub-panel until the amber
Decon Cycle indicator begins flashing.
b. The doors will lock with an audible mechanical noise.
c. The doors must be locked before the decontamination cycle
can be initiated.
Launch the decontamination cycle.
a. Press and hold the Decontamination Cycle Switch until the
amber Decon Cycle and red Decon Activated indicators flash
alternatingly.
b. The green Normal Operation indicator will extinguish.
Ramp up stage.
a. The cycle is now active.
b. The Decon Cycle and Decon Activated light will continue to
flash alternatingly while the incubator ramps up to 180
°C.
c. The CO
2
display will show the letters “dEC” to indicate that the
decontamination cycle is running.
d. Under normal conditions the ramp up will take 1.5 hours (90
minutes). However, the presence of additional mass such as,
water in the humidity pan, may extend the ramp up period as
there is more material that must be brought to temperature.
Soak stage.
a. When the incubator chamber air temperature has reached
180 °C, the Decon Cycle and Decon Activated lights will
remain on continuously.
b. The CO
2
display will show a countdown, starting at 120
minutes.
c. The 2 hour soak period is required to kill most microbiological
organisms.