PC-505B Manual, Rev. 201013
Warner
Instruments
A Harvard Apparatus Company
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The
PC-505B
Whole Cell/Patch Clamp Amplifier is a low noise, resistive-feedback patch clamp
designed for whole-cell, single channel, and bilayer applications. The unique circuitry and
dedicated design of this amplifier allows Warner Instruments to present a superior quality
instrument at a cost significantly below that of many of our competitors.
Principal features of the
PC-505B
include:
✓
Low noise levels of 0.038 pA RMS at 1 kHz
✓
Built-in RMS noise monitor
✓
Voltage and current clamp modes with independently selectable V
hold
and I
hold
✓
Bandwidth to 25 kHz
✓
Internal 4-pole low-pass Bessel filter with rear panel filter telegraph
✓
Built-in test generator
✓
Automatic junction potential compensation
✓
Two-range fast capacitance compensation
✓
Series resistance and C-slow capacitance compensation
✓
% Correction circuitry
✓
Adjustable duration zap circuit for whole cell membrane penetration
✓
Output gain selection with rear-panel gain telegraph
✓
Front/rear panel controls and connectors are color coded and organized for quick
reference and convenient operation
THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOT DESIGNED NOR INTENDED
FOR USE ON HUMAN SUBJECTS
