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Centrifuge

  • Update Date:2025-01-15
  • Units:Instrumentation Resource Center
[YangMing] General Purpose Benchtop Centrifuge
Sorvall ST4 Plus
  • General Purpose Benchtop Centrifuge
  • Brand: Thermo Scientific
  • Model: Sorvall ST4 Plus
  • Instrument Location: Yang-Ming Campus
    • Room615, Library, Information & Research Building (Machine A)*
  • Term of use: 
    • On-Demand, No reservation required.
    • Free of charge for NYCU users. Off-campus users, please contact the center before using it.
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Specification
  • Control System: automatic microcomputer control, large LCD display, can set and display speed, time, temperature, acceleration/deceleration, rpm, rcf value conversion, and bucket certification code independently.
  • Auto-Lock rotor locking system
  • Program group: 6 groups
  • Temperature setting: -10℃ ~ +40℃, with pre-cooling function.
  • Freezing system: Fast freezing, reach 4℃ in 15 minutes.
  • Quick centrifugal function
  • Acceleration/deceleration setting: 9/10 segments
  • A wide range of applications can be expanded to 12 rotors for replacement.
Currently equipped with these rotors
Rotor TX-750 Swinging Bucket Rotor with Round Buckets
TX-750 Swinging Bucket Rotor
M-20 Microplate Swinging Rotor and Buckets
M-20 Microplate Swinging Bucket Rotor
Maximum Capacity 4×750ml 2 x 3 Standard or 2 x 1 Deepwell Plates
Maximum Speed 4,700 rpm 4,000 rpm
Maximum Centrifugal Force 4,816 xg 2,272 xg
Adapter
  • Maximum 28 pieces of 50ml pointed-bottom centrifuge tube at a time
  • Maximum 56 pieces of 15ml pointed-bottom centrifuge tube at a time
TX-750 tube adaptors
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  1. Please read the instructions carefully before use and contact the center at extension 62382 if you have any questions.
  2. Please record the usage information in the registration book.
  3. The Centrifuge is currently equipped with
    1. the TX-750 Swinging Bucket Rotor, which can be used in centrifuge cups with the adapter for 15ml or 50ml tubes: yellow adapters for 15ml tubes, green adapters for 50ml tubes, and make sure to maintain symmetry. tube adaptor placement
    2. the M-20 Microplate Swinging Bucket Rotor, which can hold up to six standard microplates. To ensure safe operation of the centrifuge, the rotor must be evenly loaded at all times!M20 microplate swinging bucket rotor loading 
  • ST4R Quick start (Chinese version)
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    • Quick start
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  • User Manual (English version)
Sorvall ST4 Plus Centrifuge Series

Currently Equipped with two rotors:
  1. TX-750 Swinging Bucket Rotor
  2. M-20 Microplate Rotor and Buckets 
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