Thermal Cycler

Block Temperatures

Range

4-100°C

Cycling Speed

With 20 ul sample in a 0.2 ml tube, after warm up, when cycling between 50°C and 95°C; at least 2.5°C/sec maximum heating rate and 1.5°C/sec maximum cooling rate

Storage Cooling

Less than 3 minutes to cool from 40°C to 4°C

Overshoot

Less than0.5°C

Accuracy

±0.5°C to NIST traceable standard after 30 seconds at 90°C, to block mode

Uniformity

Well to well uniformity of ±0.5°C within 30 seconds after arrival at 90°C

Temperature Gradient

Input Gradient Range

1-25°C

Functional gradient range

5-25°C

Mininum temperature of gradient

30°C

Maximum temperature of gradient

99°C

Gradient accuracy

±0.5°C

Gradient Uniformity

0.5°C

Thermal Range

0°C - 105°C

Accuracy

±0.5°C of programmed target at 60°C

Thermal Uniformity

±0.4°C well-to-well within 30 sec of arrival at 60°C

Ramping rate

60-well block: up to 1°C/sec
96-well: up to 1.2°C/sec

Sample Capacity

60-well block: 60 x 0.5 ml tubes
96-well block: 96 x 0.2 ml tubes or one 96-well plate

Line Voltage

100–240 VAC rms (no adjustment needed among voltages within these ranges)