Detector

Photomultiplier tube in photon counting mode,
spectral range 300-600 nm.

Measuring Chamber

Retractable drawer with interchangeable reflectors.

Sample Formats

Tube 12 mm in diameter (75 or 55 mm length).

Sensitivity

Better than 1000 molecules of luciferase in a reporter gene assay.

Printer

Thermal matrix printer with 40 characters per line.

General Operating Software
(MicroProcessor)

Operation via three softkeys.
Automatic control of all measurements and injection functions.
Settings of measurement and operating parameters:

·  Measuring and delay time set in increments of 0.1s.

·  Injector settings and flexible priming routine

·  Short term kinetics Automatic on-line data processing
Data evaluation software (as specified)
Data output in RLU or RLU/s
Reagent level control by software

Storage Medium

internal chip drive for reading chip cards.

Data Port

Data transfer via RS-232 cable. 9 pin male plug.

Power Requirements

12 V, supplied through main adaptor (included).

Design

Microprocessor controlled bellow-type injectors for
optimal control of injection profile and ease of use.

Number of Injectors

0, 1, 2 (upgrading possible)

Injection Volume

20 - 300 µL in increments of 10 µL

Precision
(SD in one series)

20 µL: 1%; 100 µL < 0.5%; 300 µL < 0.1%

Accuracy

+/- 3 µL

Tubing

Chemically inert PTFE tubing and connections (PTFE or
KEL-F), easy exchangeable liquid handling system and tips

System Requirements

IBM Compatible PC, Pentium-like Processor; one
available serial  or USB port

Operating System

Windows® XP, Vista

Chip Card Master System (optional)

External chip drive for writing and reading chip cards incl. PC-Software

Windows^TM-Based Software

For creating, saving and reading protocols on chip card
Cut-off Protocol
Quantitative Data Reduction Protocol
Kinetics Protocol
LightCheck Protocol
Priming Protocol