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RCT 5 digital

Reference 0020002704

RCT 5 digital 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
0020002704
Category
Shakers, Stirrers & Mixers

Overview

RCT 5 digital The new magnetic stirrer RCT 5 digital with 850 W offers significantly more power making it an ideal device for demanding stirring tasks up to 20 l. Multifunctional menu Whether determining the direction of rotation, timer functions or sequence programming - the stirring process can be programmed individually from beginning to end. In this way, the reaction runs reliably and safely even without monitoring. Scratch-resistant ceramic coating RCT 5 digital has a rectangular set-up plate with a white, ceramic coating. It is less scratch-prone than conventional magnetic stirrer plates. Safety features The display is made of chemical resistant and hardened glass which increases the safety of the user. In addition, a symbol in the display warns in case of a hot surface and therefore protects from burnings. The safety circuit can be adjusted up to 370 °C. Automatic switch-off of the heating function, if the connected external temperature sensor is not immersed in the medium. Function selectable, timeout time adjustable (Error 5). Scope of delivery RCT 5 digital PT 1000.60 Temperature sensor, stainless steel IKAFLON® 30 Magnetic stirring bar IKAFLON® 40 Magnetic stirring bar S

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

Features

  • RCT 5 digital
  • PT 1000.60 Temperature sensor, stainless steel
  • IKAFLON® 30 Magnetic stirring bar
  • IKAFLON® 40 Magnetic stirring bar
  • Screwdriver
  • USB A-B Cable

Technical specifications

Specifications
Timer
yes
Weight
2.6 kg
Voltage
220 - 230 V
Frequency
50/60 Hz
Heat output
850 W
Power input
900 W
Speed range
50 - 1500 rpm
Heat control
Turning knob
Maximum load
25 kg
Timer display
LCD
USB interface
USB-B
RS 232 interface
yes
Speed adjustment
Turning knob
Temperature unit
°C / °F
Intermittent mode
yes
Time setting max.
143940 min
Time setting min.
1 s
Motor rating output
9 W
Power input standby
1.6 W
Stirring bar length
20 - 80 mm
Direction of rotation
right / left
Set up plate material
Aluminum with ceramic coating
Dimensions (W x H x D)
160 x 85 x 270 mm
Setting accuracy speed
10 rpm
Set up plate dimensions
137 x 137 mm
Speed display set value
LCD
Adjustable safety circuit
50 - 370 °C
Heating temperature range
Room temp. + device self heating - 310 °C
Temperature setting range
0 - 310 °C
Automatic reverse rotation
yes
Sensor in medium detection
yes
Speed display actual value
LCD
Viscosity trend measurement
yes
Number of stirring positions
1
Permissible relative humidity
80 %
Temperature display set value
LCD
Heating rate (1l H2O in H1500)
7.5 K/min
Permissible ambient temperature
5 - 40 °C
Temperature display actual value
LCD
Connection for ext. temperature sensor
PT1000, ETS-D5, ETS-D6
Temperature setting resolution of medium
1 K
Protection class according to DIN EN 60529
IP 42
Temperature setting resolution of heating plate
1 K
Heat control accuracy of heating plate (at 100°C)
±5 K
Stirring quantity max. per stirring position (H2O)
20 l
Speed deviation (no load,nominal voltage, at 1500rpm + 25 °C)
±2 %
Self heating of the set up plate by max. stirring (RT:22°C/duration:1h)
+17 K
Heat control accuracy with ETS D5 (500ml H2O in 600ml beaker,40mm stirring bar,600rpm,50°C)
±0.5 K
Heat control accuracy with ETS D6 (500ml H2O in 600ml beaker,40mm stirring bar,600rpm,50°C)
±0.2 K
Heat control accuracy with ext. PT1000 (500ml H2O in 600ml beaker,40mm stirring bar,600rpm,50°C)
±0.5 K
Service coverage

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

Maintenance contracts for RCT 5 digital

AxiTech provides preventive maintenance contracts for RCT 5 digital. 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 RCT 5 digital

When RCT 5 digital 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 RCT 5 digital

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 RCT 5 digital.

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 RCT 5 digital 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 RCT 5 digital

AxiTech supplies RCT 5 digital 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 RCT 5 digital

Yes. AxiTech services RCT 5 digital, 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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