Used Multi-tube Vortexer

APPLICATIONS

It is designed for mechanical and chemical cell lysis, mixing suspensions, and general mixing. This vortex mixer gives a distinctly different motion than shaking a sample. With vortexing, greater shearing forces are placed on materials in the bottom of a tube, thus promoting either disruption or solubility. The multitube vortexer is a tool to provide that extra degree of mixing, however it accommodates full racks of tubes or microwell plates as opposed to singe tubes. Consequently, this unit is useful for higher throughput mixing of samples.

The multi tube vortexer can be used for resuspending bacterial pellets, mixing reagents for alkaline lysis plasmid preps, mixing of components for bead-based assays, mixing of aqueous and organic solutions for extractions, mixing of solid phase supports and reactants, and any other process which requires a vortexing step. This mixer is sturdy yet quiet in operation.

SPECIFICATIONS

DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 " W x 91/2" D x 16" H

WEIGHT: 41 lbs.

VOLTAGE: 115 volts AC, 50/60 hertz; 230 volts AC, 50/60 hertz

CURRENT: less than 1 amp

POWER: 75 watts

SPEED: 1200-2400 rpm

ACCURACY: +/- 25 rpm

ECCENTRIC ORBIT: 0.140" diameter (0.070 offset)

TRAY:

7 1/2"W x 14 3/4" D x 1/8"H
Designed for test tubes or vials
Capacity--5 to 7 lbs.
CONTROLS:

Speed knob, variable, 1 to 10 dial markings
On/Off switch
Timer knob, variable 1 to 10 dial markings
TIMER: Mechanical timer runs from 0 to 60 seconds

OPERATION: Knobs loosen and top lifts up to allow samples to be removed or inserted. Works best with test tubes or vials. Tighten knobs and run continuously or set for timed mixing