[RASMB] rotor sticking on spindle

[Les Hicks]

Hi Holger,

    Thanks for the reply.  Up to this point in time, I have never applied
any form of lubricant to the spindle, but upon speaking to a Beckman service
rep regarding this problem, he advised trying a very fine coating of
spinkote or silicone based lubricant on the spindle and inside of the rotor.
I've tried it a couple times now and haven't had any more problems so far.

Cheers,

Les


----- Original Message -----
From: "Holger Strauss" <strauss at fmp-berlin.de>
To: "Les Hicks" <hicks at ualberta.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [RASMB] rotor sticking on spindle


> Hi Les,
>
> the problem you are describing sounds to me like one that has been
> described by a Beckman Service person rather annecdotically; it seems that
> when you have been greasing the spindle with Spincote, this can become a
> cause for the rotor to stick to the spindle (I guess that's true for any
> kind of dirt). In that case, and when the
> rotor is off the spindle, it is helpful to wipe both the spindle and the
> whole in the rotor with that liquid soap you use for handwashing, and
> wiping it dry with a clean cloth. We had the problem with a preparative
> rotor, and we could indeed fix it that way.
>
> Quite a while ago you sent me a nice protocol for dialysing; I took me
> some time to locate the parts, but indeed it works very fine - thanks a
> lot.
>
> Cheers, Holger
>
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