Techne Prime User Manual

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INTRODUCTION
The Prime is a stand-alone, flexible and versatile thermal cycler designed to accurately control the
temperatures of samples between 4ºC and 100°C. It has many scientific applications including PCR
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reverse transcription, ligation and sequencing. It has user-interchangeable blocks to allow for most
commonly used consumables including 0.2ml x 96 well plates, 0.2ml tubes, 0.5ml tubes and 384 well
plates. The heated lid is fully adjustable to accommodate a wide range of different consumables.
The Prime is programmed via a 5.7” colour VGA LCD touch screen using simple and intuitive
software. Programs and run progress can be viewed as a temperature/step graphical display, allowing
the user to readily check the status or position within a run. Files can be saved with user names and/or
keywords which allows for rapid searching and retrieval. A USB port on the front of the unit allows
transfer of files to and from a USB memory stick for viewing in the Techne Workbench PC software
and for the easy update of instrument software.
The Prime can easily be upgraded to the PrimeG which incorporates a block gradient function and
gradient calculator, allowing for simple and rapid optimisation of reaction conditions.

Techne Prime Specifications

General

Brand	Techne
Model	Prime
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English