Bibby Sterilin Techne 3Prime, Operator'S Manual

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PrIme sPecIFIcatIon
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Prime
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PrimeX
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PrimeG
Sample capacity: 0.2ml 24 48 48
Sample capacity: 0.5ml 18 30 30
Block temperature range 4ºC to 100ºC
Block uniformity (at 50ºC) <±0.3ºC
Temperature accuracy (at 50ºC) <±0.2ºC
Maximum heating rate 3.0ºC/s
Maximum cooling rate 2.1ºC/s
Gradient - Can be enabled Yes
Gradient availability - - 30ºC to 80ºC
Maximum gradient range - - 14ºC
Minimum gradient range - - 1ºC
Type 2 x Peltier 4 x Peltier 4 x Peltier
element/block element/block element/block
Pre-run sample cooling Yes, 4ºC
Temperature resolution 0.1ºC
Selectable heated lid temperature 35ºC to 115ºC or off
Heated lid pressure Fixed Adjustable depending on consumable
Pre-heat lid Yes
Program interface 3.5” colour VGA LCD touch screen
Maximum number of programs 1000
Maximum number of stages per program 10
Maximum number of steps per stage 10
Maximum number of cycles per stage 99
Programmable ramp rate Yes, 0.1ºC/s steps
Maximum hold time 4h 59m 59s
Minimum hold time 1s
Gradient calculator - - Yes
Oligonucleotide T
m
calculator Yes, based on the Nearest-Neighbour method 1
Incremented/decremented temperature Yes
Incremented/decremented time Yes
Pause facility Yes
Program naming Alpha numeric plus symbols
Password protection Yes
Run completion time Yes
Auto resume on power failure Yes, always or never
Data transfer USB port
Software updates Free of charge from www.techne.com
Dimensions (L x W x H) 350 x 210 x 180mm
Weight 6kg
Voltage 100-230V, 50/60Hz
Power 155W
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Breslauer, K.J.; Frank, R.; Blocker, H. and Marky, L.A. (1986) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83, pp 3746-3750.
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