Solid State Freezer
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SOLID STATE FREEZER COOLING STAGES INTRODUCTION For some sectioning work it is necessary to cool a specimen below room temperature. The Bright Solid State Freezer incorporates a Peltier device cooling stage and will permit specimen cooling from ambient to -25°C or lower, depending on conditions. The equipment consists of a control unit and a cooling stage, the cooling stage being available in two sizes - 30mm x 30mm or 40mm x 40mm. Primarily designed for use with the Bright 5040 rotary and the Bright 8000 base sledge microtomes, the Solid State Freezer may be used with other rotary and sledge microtomes. The Solid State Freezer fits to the microtome in place of the normal specimen holder. It has a water inlet, a water outlet and an electrical connection to the control unit. The control unit permits temperature control but does not measure temperature directly, instead a reading of the current passed to the Peltier device is indicated on the front panel. The control unit also has a built in safety device, which detects low water flow. After sectioning, the specimen is quick and easy to remove. quick and easy removal of specimen low water pressure detector two stage sizes are available standard accessories include: - Cryo-M-Bed, Cryospray 134, spare set of fuses, operating manual Pictured above the Solid State Freezer is connected to the Bright 8000 Retracting Base Sledge Microtome and below is connected to the Bright 5040 Rotary Retracting Microtome. Bright Instruments Co Ltd Units 1&3, Sovereign Park, Laporte Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8EL Telephone 0808 168 9697 | 0044 1480 454 528 Email sales@brightinstruments.com www.brightinstru

Cooling power • 21 watts Lowest temperature • -32°C Cooling rate (from switch on) • reaches -20°C after approx 55 seconds Control unit dimensions • 260 x 145 x 230mm Stage dimensions (30 x • 54 x 54 x 24mm 30mm) Stage dimensions (40 x • 63 x 63 x 24mm 40mm) Net weight • 10kg Gross weight • 15kg Shipping volume ORDERING INFORMATION Order Code Solid State Freezer, 30 x 30mm, for 220/240V, 50/60Hz Solid State Freezer, 30 x 30mm, for 110/115V, 50/60Hz Solid State Freezer, 40 x 40mm, for 220/240V, 50/60Hz Solid State Freezer, 40 x 40mm, for 110/115V, 50/60Hz The Bright Instrument Company has a...