Omega Engineering 25, 48 Cycler TCY Specification, Temperature, Heating/Cooling Rate, Heated Lid

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3. Cycler TCY Specification

3. Cycler TCY Specification

Temperature

Temperature range

4°C to 99°C

Temperature set point precision

0.1°C

Block uniformity (over full range)

± 0.5°C

Temperature accuracy

± 0.5°C

End of program cooling below ambient

Yes

Heating/Cooling Rate

Maximum heating rate

4.5ºC/s

Minimum heating rate

0.1ºC/s

Maximum cooling rate

3.0ºC/s

Minimum cooling rate

0.1ºC/s

Heated Lid

Heated lid enable/disable

Yes

Selectable heated lid temperature

100°C to 115°C

Over-temperature cut-out

Fixed at 145°C

Temperature sensor

Thermistor

Heater type

Etched foil

Heater power

33W

Warm up time

4 min approximately

 

(ambient to 105°C)

The heated lid will only come on if the set temperature is above 35°C

Programming

Program naming using alpha keys

Yes

Program password protection

Yes

Number of programs (3 step)

37

Maximum number of steps per stage

35

Maximum number of stages per program

25

Minimum hold time

1 sec

Maximum hold time

18 hrs

Incremental/decremental temperature

Yes

Incremental/decremental step hold time

Yes

Programmable ramp rate (heat or cool)

Variable in 0.1°C/sec steps

Programmable ramp rate resolution

0.1°C

Running Programs

Pause button

Yes

Stop button

Yes

End of program alarm

Yes

Auto restart on power fail

Yes

Interconnectivity

Connection to PC control program

Yes

Software updates from web-site

Yes

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Contents Shop online at TCY 20, 25, 30Thermal Cyclers User’sGuideFor immediate technical or application assistance OMEGAnet Online Service omega.comInternet e-mail info@omega.com Servicing North AmericaContents 1. Introduction 2. Safety and installationOperator Safety ELECTRICIAN InstallationReplacement cable UnpackingWorking Conditions Heated Lid 3. Cycler TCY SpecificationTemperature Heating/Cooling RateHeated lid 4. User operation and consumablesDimensions Power0.5ml Tubes Information Configuration TCYTCProgramsMethods00 to selectMethods Configuration5. Front panel controls ProgramsThe Down arrow key The keysThe End, Finish or Exit key The Up arrow keyThe Alpha/Numeric keys 6. Programming the CYCLERStep MethodsPrograms00 Information ConfigurationStage CycleOption 1 Creating programs using templates 2 STEP TEMPLATESTEP Run ProgramMethodTo save the program To give a program a nameTo edit a field or step in an existing program ProgramsMethods00 Information ConfigurationSet password to select to select DONNA 7 Run programmethod5m00 Post hold10.0 72.0ºC105ºC UNNAMED #10.0ºCºC To set a password for a selected programTypical 3-Step PCR Example programsProgramming New*New- program ** 2 STEP TEMPLATE 5012 3 STEP TEMPLATEdescribed above To insert additional stepsTo delete a step to edit the step asTo add a new stage at the end to insertstage To add a new stage before an existing oneThe prompt line will flash between ‘CHANGE TO PAUSE?’ and ‘YES or NO’ To insert a ‘pause’ into a programto go into edit mode To program increment or decrement temperature or timeTemperature profile of incremented Hold Time at step 3 of each cycle Press “Enter” Press “Pause”twice to go into edit Stopping what you are doing Run ProgrammethodGEORGE View methodProgramTo run a program Run methodProgramNewprogramMethods to select72.0ºC Sample58.0ºC Hold @Unit s/n 8. Configuration7. Information Block s/nidSettings ProgramSettingsdefaultsxxxx PasswordsFormat memoryPasswords Thiswill delete SURE ?9. Notes on transferring protocols from other thermal cyclers Underside of the CYCLER TCY 10. User maintenanceCleaning your CYCLER Heater Block removal11. Some frequently asked questions Fuses 12. Additional informationFault Finding Insulation testingRETURN REQUESTS/INQUIRIES WARRANTY/DISCLAIMERpH/CONDUCTIVITY TEMPERATUREPRESSURE, STRAIN AND FORCE FLOW/LEVEL