Gold Standard ThunderBolt - Component Details

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Weight:28kg(61.7lb.)
ThetotalbenchspacerecommendedtoaccommodatetheThunderBoltandrelatedequipmentis84.4
cm(33.2in.)widex182.2cm(71.7in.)highx72.2cm(28.4in.)deep.Thelaboratorybenchmustbe
sturdyenoughtosupportthefullweightoftheThunderBoltas
wellasadditionalequipment.Expect
thetotalweightoftheTh underBoltandaccessoryequipmenttobeapproximately50kg(110lbs.). 
3.3. ComponentDetails
Note:CertainThunderBoltmodelsmaynotcontainallofthesecomponents.
IntelligentSampleRacks
The Intelligent sample racks use au tomatic sample location management to track sample IDs,
regardlessofloadedsamplepositions.Thethreerackscanaccommodateupto192patientsamples.
Theremovableracksareinterchangeableandcanaccommodate12,13or16x75mmtubes.Custom
racksarealsoavailable.Racks positions
arenumberedasfollows:Frontrightisrack1,frontleftis
rack2,backleftisrack3.Sampletubepositionsarenumberedineachrackbeginninginthebackleft
cornerandproceedingdowneachcolumnfromtoptobottomandcontinuingacrosstherackfrom
leftto
right.
ReagentRack
The reagent rack contains 16 reagent positions and accepts 22 to 35mm bottles.Custom reagent
adapters are also available.The sample racks and reagent rack are located on a sliding tray for
maximumaccessibility.
MicrotiterPlateCarrier
Themicrotiterplatecarriercontainstworeactionmicrotiterplatepositionsandonepre‐dilutionplate
position.
Camera
The probe‐mounted camera monitors internal operations in real‐time and facilitates remote
troubleshooting.
ProbeAssembly
TheThunderBoltutilizesasingleprobe,dualneedlesystem;nodisposabletipsareused.Thissystem
iscapableofprecisepickupsanddispensesforvolumesbetween1uland300ul.Thehigh‐precision
micro‐syringeaspirates1ulwithlessthan3%CVacrossanentirereactionplate.Liquiddete ctionis
performedvia
conductivity,withaminimumdetectionvolumeof50ul.
BarcodeScanner
The fully integrated barcode scanner  supports the following barcode types:codabar, code39,
interleaved2of5,code93,code2of5,IATAcode2of5,matrix2of5,code11,code128,telepen,
UPC A, UPC E, EAN 13, EAN 8, MSI, Plessey, RSS‐14, RSS‐14 Li mited,
 RSS‐14 Expanded, China Post
Code,andPDF417.
Incubator
Theforcedconvectionincubatorheatstoamaximumof45°C.
Reader
The ThunderBolt’s  on‐board reader is an ultra‐compact, fully integrated LED spectrophotomete r
whichcontainsthestandardwavelengthsof405,450,490,550and630nm.Customwavelengths are
alsoavailable.