G-Storm GS1 Thermal Cycler
The G-Storm GS1 Thermal Cycler is the ideal solution for research scientists looking for a premium thermal cycler with advanced features, accuracy, performance, and ease of use.
All of the GS1 Thermal Cyclers’ blocks are under tetrad engine control ensuring accurate, uniform and reproducible execution of PCR protocols on your thermal cycler regardless of sample loading and regardless of the external environment conditions. Protocols are reproduced consistently sample to sample and run to run. For peace of mind and quality control the performance of all runs on the GS1 Thermal Cycler is stringently monitored by the two on-board processors and the execution of every temperature step is stored in a unique GLP file. Complex thermal cycling protocols incorporating time increment and decrement, temperature increment and decrement, gradient, hot start, nested PCR and barcode tagging are easily created using an intuitive drag and drop programming style often copied by our competitors but never bettered.
Every GS1 Thermal Cycler has an enormous memory with individual user directories and the capacity for over 10,000 PCR protocols. This makes the GS1 thermal cycler the ideal personal thermal cycler or core laboratory resource thermal cycler choice. The G-Storm GS1 thermal cycler is perfect for the experienced scientist who demands the very highest specifications and features and its intuitive program wizard makes it also ideal for those who are new to molecular biology that require a thermal cycler that is easy to use and to program.
The GS1 Thermal Cyclers’ class leading low power consumption helps the environment and your lab budget. Furthermore it does this with no compromise achieving outstanding performance superior to its more power hungry competitors. Built to the highest specifications, the GS1 offers everything you need from a thermal cycler.
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Specifications
Thermal Blocks | |
|---|---|
| Block materials | STANDARD BLOCKS: Modular nickel plated anodised aluminium blocks with eight Peltier and four thermistor sensors FAST BLOCKS: Electroplated solid silver gold plated block with eight Peltier and four thermistor sensors |
| Traceability | NIST traceable temperature calibration |
| Blocks available | 96 well gradient block for 96 well plates or 96x 0.2 ml tubes 96 well gradient combi block for 96 x 0.2 ml tubes or 48 x 0.5 ml tubes 384 well gradient block - high throughput block - for 384 well plates 96 well FAST gradient block for 96 well plates or 96 x 0.2ml tube 384 well FAST gradient block for 384 well plates In situ block - for 4 glass slides |
| Thermal Block Characteristics | |
| Temperature range | 4°C - 99°C |
| Temperature control | Calculated mode with plate & tube control algorithms |
| Volume range | 2-150µl |
| Block Accuracy | +/- 0.4°C (20-99°C) |
| Block Homogeneity | +/- 0.4°C |
| Ramp Rate | Ramp rate (standard block) Up to 3°CS-1 Ramp rate (fast block) up to 6°CS-1 |
| Gradient temperature range | 30°C - 80°C (Gradient Feature only available in limited countries) |
| Max/min gradient span | 30°C / 1°C |
| Sample-overshoot | <1°C |
| Sensor temperature regulation accuracy | +/- 0.1°C |
| Heated Lid | |
| Lid temperature | 112°C |
| User Interface | |
| Screen type | 6.4 inch TFT colour VGA touch-screen (Stylus supplied. Suitable for ball-pen or finger use) |
| Data input | Touch-screen, external keyboard & mouse (USB) (Optional), barcode scanner (USB)(Optional) |
| Temperature display | Real-time graphical display of actual block temperatures |
| Communication | 1x USB (for memory stick) |
| User & File Management | |
| User levels | Three : Administrator, User (with administrator selectable restricted rights), and guest |
| File protection | via restricted access |
| File organization | Windows Explorer, user-defined folders & subfolders |
| Program storage | Circa 10,000 (internal memory) |
| Reports & Validation | |
| Reports | Encrypted GLP report, LabBook report |
| Validation | Automatic internal validation prior to each program start |
| Power & Dimensions | |
| Electronic power supply | 100V to 240V (frequency 48 to 62Hz) |
| Dimensions (LxWxH) | 465mm x 337mm x 265mm |
| Weight | 13 kg |
| Operating conditions | 10°C - 30°C, 0 - 95% relative humidity |
| Regulatory | CE compliant |
| Warranty | 2 years |
FAST Blocks
Choose between standard, gradient and FAST gradient Blocks: • Ramp rate of up to 6°CS-1 with FAST Block option • Increased productivity by faster protocols G-Storm Ltd offer the choice of standard thermal blocks with a ramp rate of up to 3.5°CS-1 or FAST Block (96 and 384) option with ramp rates of up to 6°CS-1.
