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VACSTAR lite

Reference 0020124926

VACSTAR lite 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
0020124926
Category
Shakers, Stirrers & Mixers

Overview

VACSTAR lite VACSTAR lite is a speed-controlled, 2-cylinder vacuum pump for universal use in dry and oil-free vacuum applications. Equipped with chemically resistant membranes and an ultimate vacuum pressure of 9 mbar, this vacuum pump is ideal for almost all standard vacuum applications in the laboratory. Optimized for use with rotary evaporators, laboratory reactors, temperature chambers, centrifuges and other laboratory equipment, as well as classic Schlenk line and standard filtration systems, VACSTAR lite offers high operating efficiency and flexibility. The robust design ensures long-term reliability with minimal maintenance, making it an ideal peripheral device for standard laboratory processes. Advantages and technical features: Compact and thin design: Thanks to its small footprint, VACSTAR lite can be conveniently placed behind other lab equipment, saving valuable bench space while remaining easily accessible. Integrated device communication: The pump enables seamless communication between devices such as vacuum controllers and circulators, ensuring synchronized laboratory processes. This feature optimizes process control and increases overall system performance. Longer s

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

Features

  • Compact and thin design: Thanks to its small footprint, VACSTAR lite can be conveniently placed behind other lab equipment, saving valuable bench space while remaining easily accessible.
  • Integrated device communication: The pump enables seamless communication between devices such as vacuum controllers and circulators, ensuring synchronized laboratory processes. This feature optimizes process control and increases overall system performance.
  • Longer system life: In combination with the VC 10 lite vacuum controller, the system has an integrated valve cleaning function that removes solvent residues and thus extends the life of the vacuum system. Regular ventilation prevents the build-up of contamination and reduces maintenance costs.

Technical specifications

Specifications
Fuse
2x T4A 250V
Weight
8.5 kg
Display
LED line
Voltage
100 - 240 V
Cylinder
2
Frequency
50/60 Hz
Power input
120 W
Speed range
285 - 1100 rpm
Analog input
yes
Speed (50Hz)
1100 rpm
Speed (60Hz)
1100 rpm
Nominal speed
1100 rpm
USB interface
USB-C
Final pressure
9 mbar
Input pressure
10 - 1030 mbar
Suction levels
2
Housing material
alu-cast coating / thermoplastic polymer
Power input standby
1.5 W
Dimensions (W x H x D)
115 x 292 x 280 mm
Noise at low. pressure
54 dB(A)
Pump rate max. (50/60Hz)
16.67 l/min
Permissible relative humidity
80% (up to 31°C), decreasing linearly to max. 50 (@40°C)
Material in contact with medium
PTFE, FFPM, PPS, NBR
Permissible ambient temperature
5 - 40 °C
Connection diameter suction side
8 mm
Connection diameter pressure side
8 mm
Protection class according to DIN EN 60529
IP 20
Service coverage

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

Maintenance contracts for VACSTAR lite

AxiTech provides preventive maintenance contracts for VACSTAR lite. 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 VACSTAR lite

When VACSTAR lite 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 VACSTAR lite

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 VACSTAR lite.

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 VACSTAR lite 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 VACSTAR lite

AxiTech supplies VACSTAR lite 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 VACSTAR lite

Yes. AxiTech services VACSTAR lite, 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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