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Preface
UNO-COMBINED-CONTROLLER together with a stage top Electric chamber (preventing CO2
of the desired concentration from dissipating away from the sample) is a compact solution for
long term time lapse imaging. We will refer to UNO-COMBINED–CONTROLLER as ‘UNO’ from
here on. ‘UNO’ is designed to maintain all the required thermal and gas conditions for keeping
cells alive for the duration of the time lapse imaging session. “UNO” has a temperature control
range of 25-50°C. The system includes a Temperature Control Unit, a manual Gas Mixer -with
floating ball flow meters-, and a passive Humidity Module with its own heater. The UNO-
COMBINED-CONTROLLER can be connected to a stage top Electric Environmental Chamber
from here on referred to as ‘Incubator’. As OPTIONS a fine gauge thermocouple can be
added to monitor the temperature of a Reference Well located in close proximity to the
experimental one. An Objective Heater is REQUIRED when using oil immersion objectives.
Additionally, UNO-COMBINED-CONTROLLER can be equipped with an optional air pump: OKO-
AP, which is a plug and play solution for Air inlet and a convenient alternative to 100% Air
tanks/compressed Air lines. All the heated components of the ‘Incubator’ are heated by 24V
DC and their temperatures monitored by High-Accuracy thermistors. Temperature sensors with
0.1°C accuracy are embedded into the following components: lid and base of the ‘Incubator’,
humidity module and objective-heating collar. A single thermal controller regulates the
temperature of the individual components above in a coordinated fashion avoiding
overshooting the target temperature. Each unit undergoes a careful factory calibration
guaranteeing that the sample temperature, inside the chamber, is kept at the desired value
within the range 25 – 50 °C. The system is equipped with visual and sound alarm alert in case
the temperature limit is reached. The unit shows current and set point temperature in the
same display. ‘UNO’ includes an integrated manual CO
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mixer allowing regulating Carbon
Dioxide Concentration in Air within the range 1 – 20%. Before use please read this manual and
familiarize yourself with the functions and the operation of the device.