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RC 5 basic

Reference 0004181000

RC 5 basic 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
0004181000
Category
Shakers, Stirrers & Mixers

Overview

RC 5 basic Powerful recirculating chiller, designed for external cooling applications up to -30°C. The energy-efficient chiller is operated with an eco-friendly refrigerant and reaches a high power density. This results in a comparatively small working space in the lab. The speed-controlled PEEK pump allows an indirect, continuous adjustment of the maximum pressure and flow rate. Due to its excellent temperature stability of about ± 0,1 K, the RC 5 can handle even sophisticated applications. The isolated, high-quality 7l bath has an integrated hopper and drain valve, ensuring a safe and clean handling of the thermofluid. A hose can be connected to empty the bath in order to avoid direct contact with the thermofluid. The easy-to-open front flap allows an easy cleaning of the cooling unit’s air filter. Key Features Speed-controlled refrigeration system with 1400 W cooling capacity (@20°C) Natural thermofluid R290 Designed for cooling applications up to -30°C - RT Extended operating temperature range until 80°C Excellent temperature stability of about ± 0,1K (@-10°C) Speed-controlled pump made of PEEK: (0,6 bar; 31l/min) Digital level indicator Interfaces: RS 232 and USB Scope of deli

Maintenance contract — AxiTech provides planned preventive maintenance for RC 5 basic 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 RC 5 basic on site or in the workshop, fit genuine spare parts and recommission the equipment after performance verification.

Features

  • Speed-controlled refrigeration system with 1400 W cooling capacity (@20°C)
  • Natural thermofluid R290
  • Designed for cooling applications up to -30°C - RT
  • Extended operating temperature range until 80°C
  • Excellent temperature stability of about ± 0,1K (@-10°C)
  • Speed-controlled pump made of PEEK: (0,6 bar; 31l/min)
  • Digital level indicator
  • RS 232 and USB
  • RC 5 basic
  • Hose olive NW 8 (2 pcs.)
  • Hose olive NW 12 (2 pcs.)
  • USB Cable - USB A to Micro-B, 2 m

Technical specifications

Specifications
Weight
37.5 kg
Voltage
230 V
Frequency
50/60 Hz
Pump type
Pressure- / suction pump
Noise level
61 dB(A)
Power input
1100 W
Cooling agent
R290
USB interface
Micro-USB
Appliance type
Recirculating chiller
Battery Weight
3 g
Filling volume
5.0 - 7.0 l
Battery Voltage
3 V
Pump connection
M16x1
RS 232 interface
yes
Battery Cell Type
CR2032
Calibration option
yes
Display resolution
0.1 K
Number of Batteries
1
Permissible ON time
100 %
Temperature control
PID
Temperature display
yes
Working temperature
-30 - room temp. °C
Sub level protection
yes
Battery Energy Content
0.69 Wh
Cooling agent quantity
90 g
Dimensions (W x H x D)
310 x 546 x 490 mm
Cooling capacity (@0°C)
950 W
Pump capacity adjustable
yes
Warning function optical
yes
Cooling capacity (@10°C)
1200 W
Cooling capacity (@20°C)
1400 W
Warning function acoustic
yes
Cooling capacity (@ 10°C)
650 W
Cooling capacity (@ 20°C)
450 W
Cooling capacity (@ 30°C)
200 W
Operating temperature min.
-30 °C
Working temperature sensor
PT 100
Cooling agent pressure max.
21 bar
How is the Battery packaged
within appliance
Working temperature display
LED
Permissible relative humidity
80 %
Permissible ambient temperature
5 - 32 °C
Temperature stability DIN 12876
±0.2 K
Warning function excess temperature
yes
Batteries included with the product?
yes
Flow rate max. (0 bar back pressure)
31 l/min
Technical data complies with the standard
DIN 12876
Protection class according to DIN EN 60529
IP 21
Pressure pump (suction side) (0 liter flow)
0.45 bar
Pump pressure max. (0 liters discharge flow)
0.61 bar
Operating temperature max. (with external heating)
80 °C
Service coverage

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

Maintenance contracts for RC 5 basic

AxiTech provides preventive maintenance contracts for RC 5 basic. 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 RC 5 basic

When RC 5 basic 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 RC 5 basic

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 RC 5 basic.

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 RC 5 basic 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 RC 5 basic

AxiTech supplies RC 5 basic 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 RC 5 basic

Yes. AxiTech services RC 5 basic, 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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