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Rotavapor R-250
2 Safety
2.4 Unauthorized Use
Any use other than those indicated above, and any use that
is not in conformity with the Technical Data is considered to
be misuse. The operator himself bears sole responsibility for
all damage or injuries arising from any such use.
The following applications in particular are strictly forbidden:
s 4HE PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS THAT CAN
cause spontaneous reactions, e.g., explosives;
s 7ORKINGWITHOUTTHEEVAPORATIONmASKBEINGIMMERSED
in the water bath (risk of breakage);
s 4HE DRYING OF HARD BRITTLE MATERIALS EG STONES SOIL
sam ples) that might cause damage to the receiving flask;
s 3UDDENSHOCKCOOLINGOFTHEEVAPORATINGmASK
The Rotavapor R-250 is not intended for work done under
overpressures.
2.5 Basic Dangers
Basic dangers arise when working with the following:
s 4HEHOTWATEROROILBATHRISKOFBEINGSCALDED
s #ONTAMINATEDSOLVENTSTHATPRODUCERESIDUESFROMDISTILLA
tion which could cause spontaneous reactions (e.g., metal
hydrides);
s 3OLVENTSTHATCANPRODUCEPEROXIDESRISKOFEXPLOSIONS
s -IXTURESWITHUNKNOWNCOMPOSITIONSORCONTAMINATION
s $AMAGEDGLASSWARE
s %LECTROSTATICCHARGESWHILEWORKINGEGDURINGTHETRANS
fer of combustible solutions and while drying powders;
s 4EMPERATURESOFCOOLANTSTHATLIEBELOWTHEFREEZINGPOINT
of the distillate (A clogging of the distillate cooler due to
freezing out can result in too great an overpressure).
2.6 Safety Precautions
All regional and local laws and regulations must be observed.
The Rotavapor has been grounded internally to dissipate any
electrostatic charges on it.
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