Thermal Block : Silver sample block with gold coating
Block capacity : 96 x 0.2 ml tubes/ 96 well microplates/ 12 x 8 well strips, 0.2 ml
Sample volume : 5 – 100 μl
Heating : 8 °C/s
Cooling : 6 °C/s
Temperature setting range 4 – 99 °C
Temperature control precision ± 0.1 °C
Temperature uniformity 55 °C ± 0.15 °C after 15 sec
Max. / min. gradient : 40 °C/ 0.1 °C
Lid temperature : 30 °C to 110 °C
Contact pressure : 30 kg, automated
Sensitivity 1 copy of the target sequence
Dynamic range 10 log levels
Measuring principle : Fiber-optic shuttle system with 8-fold scanner and filter modules
Light source : 4 long-life, high-performance LEDs (RGBW)
Detector : Highly sensitive PMT (photo multiplier tube)
Color modules : 12 color, FRET, and protein modules 6 positions in the device
Read-out time : 6 seconds for 96 wells regardless of the number of filters
Choice between PC or stand-alone version qTOWER³ touch: 10” tablet, color
Weight 30 kg
Size (width x height x depth) 275 mm x 585 mm x 275 mm
Additional technical data
Interfaces PC connection: USB
Tablet: USB for data transfer, barcode reader
Noise emission Max. 45 db