MPA100 MELTING POINT APPARATUS

• Automatic and visual determination
• PID-controlled temperature ramping
• Digital movie of each melt
• Computer control
• Conforms to Pharmacopeia & GLP
• Printer output

Operation

 Temperature display  Melting point and melting point range
 Start temp. range  (Ambient + 10 °C) to 396 °C, 0 °C min. set point
 Stop temp. range  (Start temperature + 4 °C) to 400 °C
 Temperature resolution  0.1 °C
 Ramp rate  0.1 °C to 20 °C per minute (0.1 °C increments)
 Heat-up time  ~10 minutes (50 °C to 350 °C)
 Cool-down time  ~10 minutes (350 °C to 50 °C)
 Temperature accuracy  ±0.3 °C (up to 100 °C)
±0.5 °C (up to 250 °C)
±0.8 °C (up to 400 °C)
 Reproducibility  0.2 °C
 Temperature sensor  Pt RTD (built-in)
 Oven control  Closed-loop PID
 General  
 Display  Back-lit, touchscreen LCD (5.8")
 Printer interface  RS-232 serial port. Supports Epson compatible dot-matrix printers.
 Computer interface  USB. All instrument functions can be queried and controlled through a high-level command set.
 Capillaries  
 Dimensions  1.4 mm to 2.0 mm outside dia., 100 mm length
 Capacity  Up to 3 tubes simultaneously
 Fill height  2 mm to 3 mm
 Power  90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz, 125 W
 Operating temperature  0 °C to 40 °C, non-condensing
 Weight  9 lbs.
 Dimensions  7.5" × 10" × 8.5" (WHL)