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VC 10 lite

Reference 0020111998

VC 10 lite laboratory stirrer from IKA. AxiTech covers the full lifecycle: installation and commissioning, planned preventive maintenance, periodic calibration, on-site troubleshooting, workshop repair and spare parts supply.

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At a glance

Reference
0020111998
Category
Shakers, Stirrers & Mixers

Overview

VC 10 lite Speed-controlled vacuum controller for controlled evacuation of air (gas) from laboratory equipment, as well as for classical separation, filtration or drying tasks in the laboratory. The controller is ready-to-use in numerous applications and can be easily installed. VC 10 lite is compatible only with the vacuum pumps VACSTAR digital and VACSTAR lite. A cable connection between pump and controller is required. Manual and programmable mode available. Features: Valve cleaning function for long service life High energy efficiency thanks to device-to-device communication: control of the circulator by connecting the vacuum controller with PC 1.3 data cable (available as accessory) Integrated ventilation valve for simple pressure equalization and aeration with inert gas after process completion VENT short key button allows pressure equalization during a running process Program function: up to ten user-defined programs can be saved, with up to ten pressure/time sequences USB / RS232 interfaces for connection with the laboratory software labworldsoft® Electronic control system for improved process efficiency and higher solvent recovery rate High energy efficiency thanks to devi

Maintenance contract — AxiTech provides planned preventive maintenance for VC 10 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 VC 10 lite on site or in the workshop, fit genuine spare parts and recommission the equipment after performance verification.

Features

  • Valve cleaning function for long service life
  • High energy efficiency thanks to device-to-device communication: control of the circulator by connecting the vacuum controller with PC 1.3 data cable (available as accessory)
  • Integrated ventilation valve for simple pressure equalization and aeration with inert gas after process completion
  • VENT short key button allows pressure equalization during a running process
  • Program function: up to ten user-defined programs can be saved, with up to ten pressure/time sequences
  • USB / RS232 interfaces for connection with the laboratory software labworldsoft®
  • Electronic control system for improved process efficiency and higher solvent recovery rate
  • High energy efficiency thanks to device-to-device communication (vacuum controller to recirculating chiller)
  • VC 10 lite
  • USB Cable - USB A to Micro-B, 2 m

Technical specifications

Specifications
Timer
yes
Weight
1.284 kg
Display
TFT
Voltage
100 - 240 V
Fastening
stand / clamp
Frequency
50/60 Hz
DC Voltage
24 V=
Mode manual
yes
Power input
24 W
Mode program
yes
Control range
1 - 1100 mbar
USB interface
Micro-USB
Vacuum sensor
yes
Venting valve
yes
Graph function
yes
Input pressure
1 - 1050 mbar
Chiller control
yes
Housing material
PBT
RS 232 interface
yes
Time setting max.
6000 min
Time setting min.
1 s
Fastening diameter
16 mm
Vacuum sensor type
ceramic Al2O3
Current consumption
1000 mA
Power input standby
2 W
Resolution pressure
1 mbar
Vacuum leakage test
yes
Pressure unit / scale
mbar, hPa, mmHg, Torr
Dimensions (W x H x D)
95 x 150 x 110 mm
Measurement uncertainty
1 mbar
Medium temperature (gas)
5 - 40 °C
Analog speed vacuum control
yes
Measurement range (absolute)
1 - 1100 mbar
Permissible relative humidity
80 %
Vacuum speed control interface
VACSTAR
Material in contact with medium
Al2O3, PTFE, FPM, PPS
Permissible ambient temperature
5 - 40 °C
Connection diameter suction side
8 mm
Connection diameter venting side
8 mm
Temperature measuring range max.
200 °C
Connection diameter pressure side
8 mm
Pressure max. for pressure sensor
1.6 bar
Temperature measurement resolution
1 K
Accuracy of temperature measurement
±1 K
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 VC 10 lite

AxiTech provides preventive maintenance contracts for VC 10 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 VC 10 lite

When VC 10 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 VC 10 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 VC 10 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 VC 10 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 VC 10 lite

AxiTech supplies VC 10 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 VC 10 lite

Yes. AxiTech services VC 10 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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