Description
Avantik QS11 Cryostat
Avantik QS11 features microtome and blade holder design, an uncluttered control panel, and exceptionally smooth handwheel rotation – for unmatched precision, reliability and performance. The QS11 has a streamlined, efficient design that delivers a range of valuable benefits – and a higher standard of performance – to your laboratory.
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Technical Specifications
Chamber Temperature Control: +5°C to -35°C
Fast Freezing Station via Peltier Element
Depending on the chamber temperature: down to max. -60°C
Defrosting
Automatic Defrosting, Adjustable with Temperature Control
Manual Immediate Defrosting
Microtome
Section Thickness Range: 1-500 μm
Fine Section Thickness Range: 1-20 μm
Resolution: 1 μm for 1-10 μm, 2 μm for 10-20 μm
Trimming Thickness Range: 10-500 μm
Resolution: 10 μm for 10-80 μm
20 μm for 80-100 μm
50 μm for 100-300 μm
100 μm for 300-500 μm
Specimen Retraction during Return Travel: 40 μm
Vertical Specimen Stroke: 60 mm
Horizontal Specimen Movement: 28 mm
Read-Outs
Five-Digit LED-Display: Section Thicknesses, Section Counter, Sum of Section
Thicknesses, Remaining Travel to Front End Position and Chamber Temperature
Coarse Feed: motorized, graduated, single and continuous
Size of Chucks: 30, 40 mm (special sizes upon request)
Specimen Orientation
X- and Y- Axes: universal 8° with zero positioning
Z-Axis: up to 360°
Cooling Chamber Illumination
Sliding Window
Cutting Drive: manually via handwheel
Cutting Area
Horizontal Specimen Movement: 28 mm
Vertical Specimen Stroke: 60 mm
Handwheel Brake: mechanical
Transportation and Storage Conditions
Storage Temperature Range: -20°C up to +50°C
Operating Conditions:
+5°C up to +35°C (at a max. rel. humidity of 60%)
altitude up to 2000 m M.S.L.
for indoor use only
Floor Loading Requirements: 230 kg/m2
Power Requirements:
100 V/50 Hz, 12 A, +/-10%
100 V/60 Hz, 12 A, +/-10%
115 V/60 Hz, 12 A, +/-10%
220…230 V/50 Hz, 6 A, +/-10%
220 V/60 Hz, 6 A, +/-10%
240 V/50 Hz, 6 A, +/-10%
Internal Protection
Primary Circuits:
Transformer:
T5.0AH, 100-115 V
T2.5AH, 220…240 V
Illumination:
T0,8AH, 100-115 V
T0,4AH, 220-240 V
Secondary Circuits:
Window Heating: T2,5AH
CPU: 11 VAC/T0.5AH
Panel: 11 VAC/T0.5AH
Stepping Motor/Valve: 24 VAC/T2.5AH
Fast Freezing Station: 2.3/8 VAC/T8.0AH
Pollution Degree: 2
Overvoltage Category: II
Sound Pressure: 45 dB(A), measured with 1 m distance to the instrument
Fluids and Gases:
Cooling Agent: R404a
Filling Amount:
100-120 V: 250 g
220-240 V: 230 g
Dimensions:
Width (w/o handwheel): 640 mm
Depth: 760 mm
Height: 1200 mm
Weight: 143 kg (depending on the model)
All temperatures refer to an ambient temperature of +20°C!
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