Cole Parmer 3 Prime Base Thermal Cycler
Have you ever dreamed of a PCR thermal cycler for your lab but dismissed that idea due to lack of space? Then you should better get to know the 3 Prime Base Thermal Cycler made by Cole Parmer. This PCR machine combines maximum performance with a very small footprint.
Who’s Cole Parmer?
Cole Parmer was founded as a distribution company for laboratory equipment, instruments and supplies by Jerry Cole and John Parmer in 1955. They started business in a small shop in downtown Chicago and did not even possess the capital for hiring further employees. Instead, the two of them provided their customers with high-quality technical assistance and customer services that were and still are second to none. Their success proved them right and soon the company expanded by purchasing several manufacturers of laboratory equipment. From this moment on, Cole Parmer was able to offer a wide range of products, many of which were modified and improved due to customer feedback. Today, the company’s headquarters are located at Vernon Hills, Illinois (USA). Nevertheless, their aims did not change:
Providing their customers with reliable products and with first-class support.
The 3 Prime Base Thermal Cycler
As PCR technology is used with increased frequency in all kinds of laboratories, Cole Parmer developed a suitable thermal cycler for all purposes that requires much less space as many other thermal cyclers with similar capacities. The 3 Prime Base Thermal Cycler will be the right device for all labs, which do research in molecular biology and medicine or which perform routine diagnostics involving DNA and RNA investigations. This personal thermal cycler provides the option to change between heating blocks that accommodate 24 0.2 ml reaction tubes (compatible with 8-well strips) and those that can hold up to 18 0.5 ml reaction tubes. In order to prevent condensation in the tubes, temperature of the heated lid can be adjusted in a temperature range from 100° C to 115° C. Although the 3 Prime Base Thermal Cycler is excellent value for money, it is equipped with two Peltier element blocks that provide precise heating and cooling of the probes. Therefore, this PCR cycler possesses a temperature accuracy of +/- 0.2° C at 50° C and a temperature uniformity of +/- 0.3° C at 50° C. Both the ramp rate and maximum heating rate are up to 3.0° C per second, the maximum cooling rate is 2.1° C per second. The colour touch screen with graphical display offers high user-friendliness for programming and observing PCR reactions. 1,000 programs can be stored at the machine’s memory, via USB memory space is unlimited. It does not matter if it is a research, educational or diagnostic lab, the 3 Prime Base Thermal Cycler by Cole Parmer is truly an asset for daily routine in the lab.
Specifications
| Product Type | Personal Thermal Cycler |
| Accuracy | ±0.2° C at 50° C |
| Display | 3.2″ color touch screen with graphical display |
| CE Compliance | Yes |
| Temp range | 4 to 100° C |
| Max heating rate | up to 3.0° C/sec |
| Block Description | 24 x 0.2 mL tubes |
| Additional interchangeable blocks | 15 x 0.5 mL tubes |
| Ramp rate | up to 3.0° C/sec |
| Uniformity | ±0.3° C at 50° C |
| Selectable heated lid temperature | 100 to 115° C or off |
| Heated lid pressure | Fixed |
| Description | 2 Peltier element blocks |
| Serial port | USB port |
| Memory | 1000 programs stored, or unlimited via USB |
| Programmable | Yes |
| Auto restart on power failure | Yes |
| Cooling rate (Max) | 2.1°C/sec |
| Dimensions | 35 x 21 x 18 cm |
| Dimensions (” L) | 13-3/4 |
| Dimensions (” W) | 8-1/4 |
| Dimensions (” H) | 7-1/8 |
| Power | 100 to 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Brand | Techne |
| Model | 3PRIMEBASE/02 |
| Manufacturer number | 3PRIMEBASE/02 |
