Instruction Manual

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1.11 Technical Specification
Thermal cycler
Block Format: 96 x 0.2ml well low-profile micro tube plate
Block Specification: 8 x Peltier block employing quad circuit technology
to enhance performance
Block Uniformity at 50ºC: < ± 0.25ºC
Maximum Heating Ramp Rate: 2.2ºC/sec
Temperature Range: 4ºC to 98ºC
Sample Volume: 15µl to 50µl
Heated Lid: Adjustable between 100ºC and 115ºC or off
Optical detection system
Excitation Source: White LED
Detector: Photon counting photo multiplier tube (PMT)
Multiplex Dye Detection: Up to four dyes per reaction tube
User Selected Filters: Maximum of four paired excitation/emission filter
cartridges suitable for use with currently available
dyes
Fluorescence Excitation Range: 470nm to 650nm
Fluorescence Detection Range: 500nm to 710nm
Dynamic Range: At least nine orders of magnitude from starting
copy number.
Sensitivity: 1.0nM fluorescein in a 20µl sample
Single initial template copy detection*
Dimensions
Weight: 25kg
Size and Footprint: 420mm x 528mm x 518mm (W x H x D)
Power Supply: 100V to 230V, 50/60Hz
Input Power: 715W
IP code: IP30
* Assay dependent