Hey all
Why do we need to balance our tubes when using a centrifuge?


Thanks

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since the centrifuge will get damaged otherwise by resulting imbalance forces

mike

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Awhile back there were DVD labels that you could print out and stick onto burned DVDs. DVDs spin pretty fast and, since 99% of the time people would not stick the label directly in the center of the DVD, the DVDs would essentially wobble and misread. This is the same idea with a centrifuge; you want an even distribution of weight to prevent wobble during spin. A centrifuge, however, spins much MUCH faster than a DVD and is much more expensive than a DVD player.

-Hank

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