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) |