Complete Product Description

The MJ Research PTC-100 is a 96 well thermocycler that also uses a heated lid for oil-free operation plus the following features: Improved Hot Bonnetª heated lid incorporates a thumbwheel to adjust height and pressure. This feature assures tight sealing of reaction vessels --even microplates-- during oil-free thermal cycling.

Precise Peltier-effect heat pumps --robustly designed for repeated cycling-- deliver the full temperature range of 0-100C electronically, in a compact instrument with a footprint that measures 24cm x 28cm x 27cm high. Speedy ramping rates of; up to 1.4¡/sec in models that hold 0.2ml tubes or V-well plates; Unparalleled temperature homogeneity: ±0.4C within 30 seconds of arrival @ 60C for all standard models.

Hot Bonnet heated lid incorporates a thumbwheel to adjust height and pressure. This feature assures tight sealing of reaction vessels ­ even microplates ­ during oil-free thermal cycling

Peltier-effect heat pumps ­ robustly designed for repeated cycling ­ deliver the full temperature range of 0°-100°C electronically

Speedy ramping rates of up to 1°C/sec in models that hold 0.5ml tubes, 96-U-well or 192-well plates; up to 1.4°/sec in models that hold 0.2ml tubes or V-well plates; up to 2.5°/sec in models with the silver-gold block.

Temperature homogeneity: ±0.4°C within 30 seconds of arrival @ 60°C for all standard models.

Memory stores approximately 320 programs, and cycler comes with 14 preprogrammed protocols. Any sequence of temperatures can be cycled up to 10,000 times; ramping rates less than maximum may be specified.

Extremely accurate incubations, with NIST-traceable calibration. Any temperature— including below-ambient temperatures— may be held indefinitely. This feature allows refrigeration after an unattended run.

Parallel printer port (optionally) allows the instrument to print thermal profiles in real time and document programs in hard copy. Additionally, an analog jack can output to a 0-5 volt chart recorder.

Power-failure protection will resume program after power interruptions of up to twelve hours.