ECHOtherm Model IC30 Heavy Duty Digital, Electronic Chilling/Heating Plate

• Small footprint with heavy duty work load capability
• Electronic calibration--factory set but user settable to any local standard
• Energy-efficient Peltier design
• Digital control to 1°C from -10 to 100°C or to -20 on the XT model
• Control at ambient
• Countdown timer (up to 30 days) with alarm and user settable Auto-Off
• RS232 I/O port for control and data collection

Torrey Pines Scientific's Model IC30 Large Heavy-Duty Digital, Electronic Chilling/Heating plates are completely solid state, versatile, reliable, and easy to use. Chill and heat samples from -10 °C to 100 °C (to -20 on the new XT model) with precise control, even at ambient, on a heavy-duty versatile and inexpensive electronic chilling/heating plate.

The IC30 has simple digital controls and a two line alphanumeric digital display that is backlit for easy reading. The display normally shows the target and actual temperatures. Additionally, it is used to display the target and actual temperatures and the count down timer. To set a temperature just push the UP or DOWN arrow until the display shows the desired target temperature. The unit then will go to that temperature. Calibration is factory set, but calibration is settable by the user in the field to any local standard. It is electronic and simple to do.

The chilling/heating surface is a 5” (12.7 cm) square aluminum plate that is flat for good contact with the sample. When unloaded, the plate surface will reach below 0°C in under two minutes. It will heat to 37°C in less time. This rate of chilling or heating will change with the load on the plate. For instance, temperatures to 4.0 °C can be reached on a solid aluminum block in less than one hour. When insulated, these large blocks can be driven below 0°C. Temperature gradients from the center to the edge of any aluminum block mentioned will be less than 0.5°C at any temperature.

Sample Applications

• Maintain 14°C for ligation reactions
• Maintain 17°C for storing oocytes
• Store samples at ice bucket temperatures
• Incubate samples in 96-well assay plates, or in aluminum blocks holding 0.2, 0.5, or 1.5 ml centrifuge tubes
  
• Cool blood samples prior to coagulation testing
• Store enzymes or DNA libraries at your work station
• Work directly on plate surface
• Freeze and store most any small sample at your work station

Sample Blocks for Dry Baths
All blocks are precision machined from solid aluminum to exactly fit the tube shape and black anodized for better heat transfer and protection from spills. The bottoms of the blocks are machined to “nest” on the plate to prevent movement.