Thermal Cycler
Complete Thermal Cycler
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Thermal Cycler Control Module
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The Thermal Cycler by Proto-tech features a programmable motorized arm that moves specimens between a heated water bath and a refrigerated water bath. The motor speed is adjustable, and the dwell time and cycle limit are programmable through an LCD screen and a four button interface.
Top quality baths from Polyscience are paired with a stepper motor and driver from Applied Motion, and non-contact limit sensors and a polymer-coated wire basket to build a trouble-free, reliable device for conditioning all of your specimens.
Specifications:
Requirements:
Note: If you prefer to use your own baths or purchase them through your institution, Proto-tech offers the Thermal Cycler stand and motorized arm as an option. The platform is adjustable to accommodate the size of the baths.
Top quality baths from Polyscience are paired with a stepper motor and driver from Applied Motion, and non-contact limit sensors and a polymer-coated wire basket to build a trouble-free, reliable device for conditioning all of your specimens.
Specifications:
- Specimen Capacity, weight: 3 kg
- Specimen Capacity, size: 12cm x 12cm wide x 10 cm tall
- Cooling Bath Temp: 2 to 80 ‘C
- Heating Bath Temp: ambient to 80 ‘C
- Cooling and Heating Bath Volume, 13 L
- Transit Speed: adjustable 2 to 20 rpm
- Dwell time: adjustable 5 to 300 seconds
- Cycle limit: adjustable 1,000 to 1,000,000 cycles
- Control hardware: Programmable Logic Controller, serial programming interface.
- Actuator: stepper motor-driven arm with 5 to 1 gear reducer to specimen holder through flexible coupler in a bronze bushing. Limit sensors: two (2) eddy-current probes, non-contact.
Requirements:
- Power supply: 2.5 kW at 110v or 220v.
- Space: 70 cm wide by 50 cm deep by 70cm high
Note: If you prefer to use your own baths or purchase them through your institution, Proto-tech offers the Thermal Cycler stand and motorized arm as an option. The platform is adjustable to accommodate the size of the baths.
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Thermal Cycler References View a list of recent publications using the Proto-tech Thermal cycler (.pdf)