Benchmark 2000

L-K Industries, Inc. 6952 Lawndale ¤ Houston TX 77023 ¤ 713 926•2623, fax 713 926•7736 ¤ www.lk-ind.com
Technical Ser vices Manual

Lab Centrifuge
Model #’s LAB-A115C, LAB-A220C, LAB-B115C, LAB-
B220C, LAB-C115C, LAB-C220C, LAB-D115C, LAB-D220C

THIS EQUIPMENT IS SUITABLE FOR USE

IN CLASS I, DIVISION 2, GROUP D OR
NON-HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS ONLY
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THIS EQUIPMENT IS SUITABLE FOR USE

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Table of Contents

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1 Read this first

This manual is intended for quali-

fied electronic technicians.
to ground will short out the
board. Be very careful when mak-
ing adjustments when the board is
Knowledge of electronic and
energized or this could result in a
sound industry practices is neces-
sary to use this manual. Warn- very expensive replacement of the
ing! Service to any Benchmark board and other components.
Centrifuge while under warranty
If the centrifuge does not work
without factory authorization
will void any and all warranties. and you are not sure of the cause:
This manual is not a substitution 1. Check to be sure power is on.
for sound industry practices. Any
component damaged during ser- 2. Make sure lid is completely
vice by any technician other than closed.
factory is the responsibility of the
customer for repair or replace- 3. If using timer, make sure there
ment. This manual is designed is time remaining. (reset timer
only to assist the technician in to previous setting or set the
troubleshooting the Benchmark time by following the proce-
Centrifuge and should be used dure in “TIMED OPERA-
only as a guide. Danger TIONS”.
Risk of electrical shock! When 4. If the timer is not being used,
the front panel is open, there is turn the “MOTOR RUN
exposure to full voltage when the TIMER” to “OFF” position.
power is not off at the breaker
box even when the power is not 5. Check fuses. Danger
turned on at the centrifuge! Risk of electrical shock!
Remove power to the
Warning! The motor controller centrifuge by turning circuit
board has a floating ground plane. breakers off before opening
the front panel.
Any short circuit from the board
or wiring coming from the board
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Fuses
There are 5 fuses located behind
the front panel of your centrifuge.
These are used for over current
protection due to voltage spikes or
accident. If replacement becomes
necessary, disconnect power to the
centrifuge. Remove the 8 screws
on the upper front panel. Panel
swings down. Replace fuses with
250V “SLO-BLOW” or “FAST
ACTING” ceramic type that is
CSA or UL certified as indicated
at right:

2 Troubleshooting

If the previous action does not

remedy the problem, continue
Proximity Switch
with the following procedures. If Most of the problems we have
the problem you have is not listed encountered thus far has been
below call (713) 926-2623 for with the proximity switch in the
assistance. lid. This switch senses the lid
being closed and closes a circuit
Motor will not run allowing the motor controller to
feed power to the motor.
Danger Risk of electrical
shock! There are many conditions The switch can be temporarily
that can cause the motor not to closed by placing a magnet in
run. Some of these conditions are front of it with the top door open.
very simple while others are more See drawings on the following
complex. We will start with the pages for location. If the motor
simple solutions. works with the temporary magnet
in place, an alignment of the
proximity switch will be neces-
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sary. When aligning, be sure the have to be repaired or replaced.

lid closes far enough so that the Generally, when this occurs, the
safety lock can engage when the fuse that protects the board will
motor starts to run. blow when powering up the
centrifuge.
The magnetic fields change
slightly when the steel top is If you are getting a green and red
replaced. Be sure to check the light, you can easily check to see
alignment again when the top is if other circuitry is the problem
in place. Further adjustment may by bypassing all of the controls to
be necessary. the motor controller board. Set
the speed control pot to approx.
The proximity switch itself could
500 rpm’s. Run a jumper (count-
be faulty or have a bad connec-
ing from right to left) from pin 1
tion. Follow the wires to the
(black wire) to pin 3 (gray wire).
connection points behind the
The motor should start spinning.
control panel and run a jumper
If the motor does not work, check
between them to act as a tempo-
the 12VDC relays and power
rary closed switch. If the motor
supply to the left of the motor
works after this jumper is in place,
controller board. Make sure they
the proximity switch may have to
are working properly and all wir-
be replaced or wiring fixed.
ing is in place.

Motor Controller If you are getting a green and

red light and the motor wants
When the motor controller is to stall or does not come up the
working properly and powered speed properly or the fault light
up, you will find a green power does not go off when the motor is
and a red fault led lit up on the running, check all 3 of the 20 amp
daughter board. When the motor slow blow fuses.
is running the red fault light will
turn off. If the green power light When replacement of the motor
does not come on when power is controller becomes necessary, you
properly supplied to the board, it will need to set the trim pots on
is likely the rectifier on the board the board. Warning! Be very care-
has been blown and the board will ful not to short any terminals on
the board.
With power off
1. Set TQ pot: Turn all the way clockwise
2. Set Regulation pot: Turn all the way clockwise
3. Set Accel. pot: Turn all the way counterclockwise.
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4. Set Decel. pot: Turn all the way counterclockwise.

5. Set Min. Spd. pot: Turn all the way counterclockwise.
6. Set Max. Spd. pot: Turn all the way counterclockwise.
Turn Speed Control Knob to 1850 rpm’s. Power on motor.
Turn max. spd. pot clockwise until the motor reaches max.
1850 rpm’s.
7. Reset TQ pot: Turn all the way counterclockwise.
Turn Speed Control Knob to 1850 rpm’s. Power on motor.
Turn max. spd. pot clockwise until the motor reaches max.
1850 rpm’s.

Tachometer Timer
With the centrifuge turned off, With the centrifuge turned off,
there should be a “0” showing in there should be numbers show-
the LCD window. If this is not ing in the LCD window. If this is
the case, replace batteries and not the case, replace batteries and
follow the procedure for program- follow the procedure for program-
ming the tachometer. ming the timer.
If the tachometer is giving false If the timer is giving false read-
readings on rpm’s, follow the pro- ings or showing 8’s in the LCD
cedures for reprogramming. window, follow the procedures for
reprogramming.

3
RPM’s
Checking Accuracy

purposes of this procedure. Do

Not leave the interlock mecha-
In order to check the accuracy of nism in a defeated state during
the rate meter, the lid safety lock normal operations or any time
mechanism will have to be defeat- this evaluation is not being con-
ed. The only time this mechanism ducted. Defeating this mechanism
should ever be defeated is for the is fairly simple, however, caution
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should be taken that nothing is into the centrifuge bowl even

placed or falls into the bowl while with vibration. The magnet will
the lid lock is defeated. In this not adhere to the stainless steel
condition, startup can occur while wall on its own. With the magnet
a foreign object is in the rota- securely in place, the centrifuge
tion area. Once the mechanism is motor will now run with the door
defeated, do not place your hands open. Check rpm’s of the hand
or any object into the bowl area. held tachometer against the rate
Make sure nothing can acciden- meter on the front panel. Turn
tally fall into the bowl. power off and remove magnet.
Replace the tube holders. The
Procedure centrifuge will now return to
normal operation. Please note as a
With the unit off, remove any general rule the rate meter either
sample tubes from the rotor. works or it doesn’t. If the meter
Mark the tube holders so when is programmed properly, the rpm
you remove them, they can be reading should be accurate due
placed back into the same rings to the way the meter is sensing
they came from. Remove the tube the pulse off the hall effect of the
holders with the cushions. Place motor. If the rate meter is not
the holders somewhere outside working properly, replacement
the bowl. Check to make sure will be necessary.
there are no foreign objects in the
bowl. Use a non-contact tachom- Temperature
eter to measure rpm’s. Follow the
Due to the relative nature of sens-
instructions of the tachometer’s
ing heat, temperature accuracy can
manufacturer. Apply reflective
only be tested through process.
tape to the rotor as required by
The temperature sensor is always
manufacturer. Once you are ready
going to read higher than the
to take the reading, the lid safety
sample due to the location of the
lock mechanism may be defeated.
sensor on the outside of the bowl
Place a magnet in the far left
and the pressure build up against
corner of the door opening into
the outside of the bowl. Set the
the bowl of the centrifuge. This
temperature indicator to what-
magnet should be placed about
ever it takes to maintain sample
1 inch from the back toward the
temperature. In most cases, set the
front of the unit inside the left
heat 20 degrees higher than the
track of the door way. Be sure
desired sample temperature.Please
to secure the magnet with some
note as a general rule the tem-
means so the magnet cannot fall
perature controller, indicator or
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sensor either works or it doesn’t. If this key is used to select a menu

the controller, indicator or sensor item for editing (left most digit
is not working properly, replace- will begin to flash) and then move
ment will be necessary. to the desired digit to be changed.
The following procedures are only
necessary when original program- Battery Replacement
ming is lost, replacing batteries or Make sure power to your centri-
replacing with a new unit. fuge is disconnected at the main
breaker box. Open the front panel
RPM Indicator of the centrifuge by removing the
8 screws at the top. Swing the
panel down to expose the back of
the RPM indicator.

Battery Installation
Remove the battery cover by
pushing inward and down. Re-
move old batteries. Install new

Rate Display
Indicates the present rate value,
which is equal to the pulse fre-
quency multiplied by the input
calibration value.
batteries in both of the two slots.
Down Key Once the batteries are in place,
When the program input is active the unit will go into a self test
this key is used to scroll through mode, and all the segments on the
the menu items. After a menu LCD display will be illuminated.
item has been chosen for editing, The self test mode is exited by de-
the down key is used to set the pressing the Next key, which will
value for the currently selected then display the model number
(flashing) digit. (4). Depress the Next key again to
ready the unit for operation.
Next/Reset Each time the batteries are
removed and then replaced, the
When the program input is active
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RPM indicator will have to be this value and displays the results
reprogrammed. Run a jumper as the rate value. In combination
wire from terminal 5 to terminal 1 with the Rate Decimal Point
as shown below: parameter the calibrator value
can be set in a range from 0.001
Programming parameters can
to 9999. Set this value to 15 as
now be accessed by pressing the
shown below.
Down key on the front of the
RPM indicator. To edit a param-
eter, use the Down key scroll until Rate Display Decimal
the desired parameter appears
on the screen. Pressing the Next
key will cause the left most digit
of that value to begin to flash.
Point
Sets the decimal position to be
used for the rate display in a range
from Off to 0.000. Set this pa-
rameter to off as shown below.

Use the Next and Down keys in

combination to choose individual
digits and change their value.
Timer (Eagle Signal Only)
Rate Calibrator Dec. Pt.
Sets the decimal position to be Time Display
used with the Rate Input Cali-
Indicates amount of remaining
brator in a range from X.XXX to
time.
XXXX. Disregard the value of the
number and set the decimal posi-

tion to XX.XX as shown below.

Rate Input Calibrator

Multiplies the input frequency by
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panel down to expose the back of

Down Key the timer. Set this parameter to
Toggles the unit between the interval (“int”) as shown below.
time and preset displays when in
Operation Mode. After a menu
item has been chosen for editing,
the down key is used to set the
value for the currently selected
(flashing) digit.

Next/Reset Key
When in Operation Mode,
depressing the key will reset the Battery Installation
time value to the operator preset
value. When the preset input is Remove the battery cover by
active this key is used to select a pushing inward and down. Re-
menu item for editing (left most move old batteries. Install new
digit will begin to flash) and will batteries in both of the two slots.
move to the right each time the Once the batteries are in place,
key is depressed. the unit will go into a self test
mode, and all the segments on the
Preset Value. Indicates LCD display will be illuminated.
replaced, the timer will have the The self test mode is exited by de-
reset value. pressing the Next key, which will
Preset Value then display the model number
(8). Depress the Next key again to
ready the unit for operation.
Each time the batteries are
removed and then replaced, the
timer will have to be repro-
grammed. Run a jumper wire
from terminal 5 to terminal 1 as
shown below.
Battery Replacement
Make sure power to your centri-
fuge is disconnected at the main
breaker box. Open the front panel
of the centrifuge by removing the
8 screws at the top. Swing the
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Programming parameters can now

be accessed by pressing the Down
key on the front of the RPM
indicator. To edit a parameter,
use the Down key to scroll until
the parameter appears. Pressing Front Panel Reset Enable
the Next key will cause the left
When active (ON) the time value,
most digit of that value to begin
when being displayed, can be reset
to flash. Use the Next and Down
by pressing the Next/Reset key
keys in combination to choose
If set to OFF, the time value can
individual digits and change their
only be reset through the remote
value.
input Set this parameter to “on” as
shown below.
Timing Direction
Determines if the time will count
up or down. Set this parameter to
“dn” as shown below:
Time Format
Sets the units in which the
elapsed time will be accumulated.
Use the next key to scroll through
Preset Lock the available choices: Seconds,
Minutes ( _ _ _ _ _ . _ )
When enabled the preset value Hours ( _ _ _ _ _ . _ )
can not be changed through the Hours: Minutes: Seconds.
front panel. Set this desiredpar-
ameter to “off ” as shown on the Set the parameter to Hours: Min-
screen. utes: Seconds: as shown below.

Note: On initial start-up, as

Output Mode well as after any programming
changes, it will be necessary to
Determines whether the output
reset the unit before beginning
will be an on-delay or interval
operation.
timer Set this parameter to inter-
val (“int”) as shown below.
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The following pages show wiring diagrams and breakdowns

for repair and assembly, including component part numbers.
When ordering replacement parts, please have the model
and serial number of your machine available.
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