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RapidCycler® 2 System

The RapidCycler 2 uses 1.5 mm Roche LightCycler® capillary tubes which are ideally suited for high-speed temperature cycling due to their thin walls and extremely high surface-are-to-volume ratio.

By combining glass capillary tubes and air as the cycling medium we have cut sample temperature lag to less than a second, therefore yielding high temperature ramp rates. Inside RapidCycler's cylindrical reaction chamber, tornado-like conditions ensure both temperature uniformity and rapid heat exchange within the sample. this allows the RapidCycler to spend less than one second at the high and low temperatures and still be certain that each sample has reached the target temperature.

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Benefits from a Complete Product Solution

Instrument Software
  30 cycles in under 15 minutes   User friendly interface
  48 sample capacity   99 cycle programs
 

RapidCycler 2 in conjunction with the HR-1™ Instrument RapidCycler2 with HR-1

The RapidCycler 2 in combination with our HR-1 instrument, creates the ideal bench top system for low cost gene scanning and mutation detection. Capillary tubes can be transferred directly from the RapidCycler 2 to the HR-1.

The speed at which the RapidCycler 2 performs is due to the fact that is uses air instead of a metal heat block to heat and cool its samples. Due to the low thermal mass of air, it can be temperature cycled much more quickly than a metal block, yielding shorter cycle times. this allows the RapidCycler to spend less time revamping to its target temperatures and provide greater sample temperature uniformity. In addition to faster cycle times, air thermocycling reduces the amount of non-specific amplified product made.


RapidCycler 2 System Specifications

Instrument Specifications
Size (w x d x h) 12” (30 cm) x 9” (23 cm) x 15” (37 cm)
Weight 12 kg / 26.5 lbs
Voltage Input 100 VAC 8 Amp/120 VAC 6 Amp/220-240 VAC 4 Amp
Cycle Time Between 25-60 seconds for most applications
Minimum Cycle Times < 25 seconds per cycle–94°C/0 sec.–65°C/0 sec.–75°C/ 5 sec.
Temperature Ramping

10°C/sec. peak rate
Maximum Throughput

1,152 samples per 8 hour day (20 minute runs of 48 samples each)

Ordering Information
RapidCycler 2 Instrument
Includes instrument, start-up kit, optimizer kit, centrifuge, and users guide.
Catalog No.
RCL2-ASY-0002
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