Chill, heat or freeze 2 separate sets of samples at 2 separate temperatures from -10°C to 100°C
• Energy efficient Peltier design
• Digital control to 1°C from ?10°C to 100°C
• 2 separate temperatures on separate plates
• Sample blocks for 0.2, 0.5 and 1.5 mL centrifuge tubes, 96-well and 384-well assay plates, 2 mL vials, various sizes of test tubes
• Control at room temperature
• 2 count-down timers (up to 30 days each) with alarm
• UL, CSA and CE approvals
Each heating/chilling station on the ECHOtherm IC22 has its own Peltier module. The entire unit has only two moving parts: the fans. Each plate can be set separately for any temperature within the range of unit without interaction between the plates. The unit has simple digital controls and a two-line alphanumeric digital display that is backlit for easy viewing. The display shows the target and actual temperatures of both plates. Additionally, the display can be made to show the countdown timers. There are power and buffer lamps on the front panel to indicate when the unit is turned on and when the buffer is collecting data points for the data logger. When unloaded, the plates will reach below 0°C in less than two minutes. They will heat to 37°C in under a minute. The chilling and heating rates will change with loads. Series 5152N62 sample blocks are black anodized to transfer heat better and to protect blocks from spills. The bottoms of the block are machined to “nest” on the Heater/Chillers to prevent movement.
