Hello,
The peltier based incubators are quite efficient and should not
give any probems and cooling is fast as the internal volumes are usually
1-2cubic ft. Cole-parmer has such products of 1 and 2 cubic ft. which I
have used and works well but are expensive.
Cheers,
Amit.
On 3/26/08, Artem Evdokimov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I've used cheap Peltier incubators in the past (when funds were scarse)
> and
> they were just fine - with the caveat that the incubators I used were
> small
> -- basically they were portable beer coolers with a temperature controller
> (made by Koolatron). First thing I did was to check the temperature and it
> usually returned to normal within minutes after closing the lid.
>
> Artem
>
> http://koolatrononline.stores.yahoo.net/koolatron-p75-kool-kaddy.html
>
> + PS3 temperature controller (factory installed from the same company)
>
> I clearly have no association with Koolatron, however if they want to send
> me free beer - that's always good!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jan
> Dohnalek
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:03 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [ccp4bb] Peltier Crystallisation Incubators
>
> Dear all,
> Has anyone got experience with Peltier Crystallisation Incubators?
> According to manufacturers' info they should be OK for small volumes.
> I have some doubts regarding their effieciency when you open one say
> ten times a day for one minute how quick they cope with it.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Jan Dohnalek
> PS: I have found these, there might be more
>
> http://www.memmert.com/en/products/product-range/peltier-cooled-incubators/o
> verview/
> http://www.analis.be/products/product.asp?idP=282&prodCatg=1778&prod=1471
>
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> Mr. Jan Dohnalek, Ph.D
> Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
> Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
> Laboratory of Structural Analysis of Molecules
> Heyrovskeho nam. 2
> 16206 Prague 6
> Tel: +420 296809205
> Fax: +420 296809410
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