Re: Bacti cinerators

["Dr. Elena Yasnetskaya" <housewife@MAIL.RU>]

My  Bacti cinerators run at approx 240 degree Celsius, I just have to 
measure the temperature sometime and clean it. Cant imagine  816 
degrees C oven on my desk.
Elena

-----Original Message-----
From: "Dr. William Henderson" <whenderson@NBPOL.COM.PG>
To: PLANT-TC@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:03:47 +1000
Subject:  Bacti cinerators

> Hi everyone,
>
> We use bacti cinerators for all our laminar flow instrument sterilisation 
and find that they suit our needs well. What I would like to know is how to 
determine when the bacti cinerator element requires replacement. I thought 
that temperature measurement might be the easiest but am not sure. What 
would be a baseline temperature for element replacement? I could just 
replace them on a regular basis but that does not ensure efficient use of 
our budget funds. I want to be able to ensure maximum use without 
jeopardising quality .............. mind you quality is paramount.  I have been 
advised that Bacti cinerators run at approx 816 degrees C which is pretty 
hot ............. some of ours were most certainly not achieving that kind of 
temperature.  Has anyone addressed this problem before?
>
> Cheers
> Bill
>

Dr. Elena Yasnetskaya
Department of Plant Health
Plant Biotechnology Centre
Annibale Preca Street
Lija BZN 04, MALTA

Tel/Fax: + 356 21 374610