Owner's manual

MEA Amplifier for Inverse Microscopes Manual
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7.1.2 Heating Element
The heating element is mounted onto the bottom side of the base plate of the MEA1060
amplifier. It is used for keeping the temperature in the MEA culture chamber stable during
recordings.
Input voltage max 10 V
Input current max 2 A
Temperature sensor PT 100
Resistance
15 ± 2
Heating temperature Ambient temperature (min 10 °C) to 50 °C
Accuracy 0.1 °C (in the range of 20 °C to 40 °C)
Recovery time 0.5 min to 2 min
Calibration constant T = c * (R-R
0
) / R
0
for c = 259.7 °C
Thermal resistance 6 °C / Watt
Typical time constant 50 s
Standard hole size for MEA1060-INV-(BC)
(HE-Inv-8)
8 mm
Optional hole sizes (HE-Inv-12, HE-Inv-23) 12 mm, 23 mm
Pin layout
7.1.3 Test Model Probe
The provided test model probe simulates a MEA with a resistor of 220 k and a 1 nF capacitor
between bath and electrode, for all 60 electrodes, and can be used for testing MEA amplifiers.