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HBR 4 control

Reference 0020003549

HBR 4 control laboratory stirrer from IKA — supplied, installed and commissioned by AxiTech, with preventive maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, repair and genuine spare parts.

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At a glance

Reference
0020003549
Category
Shakers, Stirrers & Mixers

Overview

HBR 4 control The heating bath is noted for: Cylindrical bath shape Heating elements integrated into the bath base Heat transfer media can be low-viscous oil (50 mPas) or water (H2O) Useful volume: approx. 4 l Heat output: 1000 W Two carry handles Infinitely variable safety temperature limiter according to DIN 12877 Double-jacketed mantle protection against burns - Digital display for target, actual and safety temperatures as well as speed Integrated magnetic stirrer drive to circulate the tempering fluid, allowing for better heat distribution in the bath RS 232 interface Heating bath can be operated with an external temperature sensor for temperature control directly in the medium Scope of delivery HBR 4 control PT 1000.60 Temperature sensor, stainless steel

Maintenance contract — AxiTech provides planned preventive maintenance for HBR 4 control from IKA: scheduled visits, safety checks, periodic calibration and a documented service report, backed by a contractual response time.

Troubleshooting, repair and spare parts — our shakers, stirrers & mixers engineers diagnose and repair HBR 4 control on site or in the workshop, fit genuine spare parts and recommission the equipment after performance verification.

Features

  • Cylindrical bath shape
  • Heating elements integrated into the bath base
  • Heat transfer media can be low-viscous oil (50 mPas) or water (H2O)
  • Useful volume: approx. 4 l
  • Heat output: 1000 W
  • Two carry handles
  • Infinitely variable safety temperature limiter according to DIN 12877
  • Double-jacketed mantle protection against burns -
  • Digital display for target, actual and safety temperatures as well as speed
  • Integrated magnetic stirrer drive to circulate the tempering fluid, allowing for better heat distribution in the bath
  • RS 232 interface
  • Heating bath can be operated with an external temperature sensor for temperature control directly in the medium
  • HBR 4 control
  • PT 1000.60 Temperature sensor, stainless steel

Technical specifications

Specifications
Weight
5.6 kg
Voltage
230 V
Frequency
50/60 Hz
Heat output
1000 W
Power input
1020 W
Speed range
150 - 800 rpm
Heat control
stepless
Inner height
160 mm
Outer height
250 mm
Speed display
LCD
Inner diameter
200 mm
Outer diameter
250 mm
RS 232 interface
yes
Speed adjustment
stepless
Filling point min.
20 mm
Motor rating input
5 W
Filling volume max.
4 l
Motor rating output
1 W
Dimensions (W x H x D)
340 x 250 x 340 mm
Adjustable safety circuit
50 - 210 °C
Heating temperature range
room temp. - 200 °C
Set temperature resolution
1 K
Permissible relative humidity
80 %
Material in contact with medium
stainless steel 1.4301
Class designation acc. DIN 12876
II
Permissible ambient temperature max.
40 °C
Connection for ext. temperature sensor
PT1000
Protection class according to DIN EN 60529
IP 20
Controller oscillation (3 l water / 90 °C)
±1 K
Controller oscillation (3l Silicone oil / 50mPas / 150°C)
±2 K
Service coverage

AxiTech maintains, repairs and supplies this equipment for hospitals, clinics, laboratories and imaging centres.

Maintenance contracts for HBR 4 control

AxiTech provides preventive maintenance contracts for HBR 4 control. Each contract fixes a schedule of planned visits in which our biomedical engineers inspect the equipment, replace wear parts before they fail, and verify that it still performs inside the manufacturer’s tolerances.

Every visit includes calibration and performance verification, and closes with a documented maintenance report you can present during an accreditation audit. Spare-parts availability and a guaranteed response time are written into the contract, so a breakdown never leaves a department waiting for an answer.

Plan at least one preventive maintenance visit per year, and a second visit for equipment in continuous or critical use.

  • Planned preventive maintenance visits at a fixed interval
  • Calibration and performance verification against the manufacturer’s specifications
  • A documented maintenance report after every intervention
  • Guaranteed availability of spare parts and consumables
  • A contractual response time when the equipment fails

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Planned preventive maintenance and calibration under contract

Troubleshooting and repair for HBR 4 control

When HBR 4 control fails, our engineers start with a structured diagnostic: error codes, electrical and mechanical checks, and a functional test against the equipment’s own specification. That tells us whether the fault is a consumable, a worn part or a board-level failure before any part is ordered.

Straightforward faults are repaired on site so the department loses as little time as possible. Anything that needs a workbench, a full strip-down or a specialised spare part goes to our workshop and comes back only after a complete post-repair test and, where the equipment requires it, recalibration.

Faults we see most often on this type of equipment

The faults we see most often are worn moving parts, power-supply and control-board failures, sensors that have drifted out of tolerance, and fluid or air paths that have become blocked or contaminated.

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Diagnostics, corrective repair and spare parts in the workshop
Troubleshooting

How to troubleshoot HBR 4 control

Work through these checks before you escalate. They are the same first-line sequence our biomedical engineers run on arrival, and they either clear the fault or narrow it down enough that the intervention starts with the right spare part in the van.

  1. Capture the fault before you touch anything: write down the exact error code or message, the serial number from the rating plate, what the operator was doing and whether the fault clears on a restart.

  2. Confirm the power supply end to end — wall outlet, mains lead, fuse and any UPS or stabiliser in between. A device that is intermittently dead has a supply fault far more often than an internal one.

  3. Check the consumables and wear parts — filters, seals, tubing, probes, batteries — and note when each was last replaced. Anything past its service interval is the first suspect.

  4. Reproduce the fault once, deliberately, and record the sequence: what the operator did, what the device displayed, and whether a full power cycle clears it.

  5. If the fault is still there, escalate with the evidence. Send AxiTech the model, serial number, error code and the checks you have already run, and an engineer will come back with a diagnosis, a repair quote and a spare-parts lead time for HBR 4 control.

What to send us when you report the fault

  • Manufacturer, model and serial number, from the rating plate
  • The exact error code or message, and the screen it appears on
  • When the fault started, how often it occurs and what triggers it
  • A photograph of the display or of the fault, and the last maintenance report

If the fault survives all five steps, stop using HBR 4 control and open a repair request. Continuing to run equipment through a fault it cannot clear turns a component failure into a board-level one, and on devices used for diagnosis or therapy it puts the result — and the patient — in doubt.

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Buying and installing HBR 4 control

AxiTech supplies HBR 4 control together with the accessories and consumables it needs to enter service. We handle importation, delivery and installation, then commission the equipment on site so that it is verified against its specification before the first patient or the first sample.

Installation is followed by training for the users and for your biomedical team, warranty registration, and — if you want it — a maintenance contract that takes over the day the warranty ends, so the equipment never spends a period without planned service.

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Delivery, installation, commissioning and user training
Questions we are asked

Frequently asked questions about IKA HBR 4 control

Yes. AxiTech services HBR 4 control, either under a maintenance contract or as a one-off intervention. Our biomedical engineers cover preventive maintenance, calibration, corrective repair and spare-parts supply for this equipment.

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