UL 61010A-2-020

Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Laboratory Centrifuges

UL 61010A-2-020

1 Scope and object

This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:

1.1 Scope

Replacement:This Part 2 is applicable to electrically powered laboratory centrifuges .

1.1.1 Aspects excluded from the scope

Addition:

– additional precautions which may need to be observed when centrifuging materials which are flammable or explosive (see 5.4.4.101);

– additional precautions which may need to be observed when centrifuging materials that chemically react vigorously (see 5.4.4.101).

1.1.1 Modification of 1.1.1 of the part 2 to add the following after the last dash:

– additional precautions related to safety hazards arising from leaking bioseals and other biosafety components.

1.1.2 Equipment excluded from scope

Addition:

– rotating electrical machinery within the scope of IEC 34;

– centrifuges (used in explosive atmospheres).

1.1.2 Modification of 1.1.2 of the part 2 to add the following after the last dash:

– centrifuges (used with materials that are toxic, radioactive, or contaminated with pathogenic micro-organisms).

– bioseals and other biosafety components.

1.2 Object

Addition:

– contact with moving parts (see 7.2);

– centrifuge movement during any disruption (see 7.3.101);

– expelled parts (see 7.5);

– small particles from rotor assemblies , expelled in air exhaust systems (see 7.5.104);

– high energy chemical reaction after rotor disruption (see 7.5.105);

– ineffectiveness of bioseals (see 13.101).

1.2 Modification of 1.2 of the part 2:

Delete the sixth dash.

1.4 Environmental conditions

Modification:Modify the third dash as follows:

– temperature +2 C to +4 C;