How do you make sure a centrifuge is balanced? Kumar Jeetendra | December 20, 2022 A common piece of lab equipment in chemistry and molecular biology is the centrifuge. The centrifuge has a roughly circular shape and is surrounded by circular holes for sample tubes. By placing balancing tubes opposite one another in the centrifuge rotor and placing sample-filled microtubes there, you may balance the centrifuge. Although balancing your centrifuge …