Appendix A: Instrument Specifications
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Item
Description
Shake modes
Selectable: off, once prior to any read, and once prior to and between
kinetic reads
Shake duration
Selectable: 1 to 999 seconds (three-second default)
Shake SpectraMax Plus 384
Item
Description
Plates
Standard and half-area 96-well flat-bottomed plates (0.3 mL). 384-well
flat bottomed plates. Polystyrene plates for wavelengths above 340 nm;
UV transparent plates above 220 nm; quartz plates above 190 nm.
Cuvettes
Standard height (45 mm) cells with 10 mm pathlength (12.5 mm x 12.5
mm outside) with minimum inside width of 4 mm (typical for 3 mL
volume cells).
Test tubes
12 x 75 mm test tubes with test tube cover, read in the cuvette
chamber.
Compatibility SpectraMax Plus 384
Item
Description
Display
2-x-20-character back lit LCD
Control panel
8-key membrane keypad
Self-diagnosis
Continuous on-board diagnostics
Spill control
Drawer mechanism and read chamber assembly protected from
accidental spillage by drainage ports
Computer interface
USB cable
Printer interface
Parallel 25-pin to Centronics (double shielding required)
Supported plates
All 96-well and strip-well plates, including lids
General Instrument SpectraMax Plus 384
Item
Description
Operating temperature
15°C to 40°C
Operating Humidity
0 to 70%, non-condensing
Storage temperature
-20°C to 65°C
Environmental (for indoor use only) SpectraMax Plus 384
