MPA161 MELTING POINT APPARATUS
  

  
• Fast, safe, reliable measurements 
• Mercury free
• Built-in digital thermometer
• Microprocessor controlled ramps
• Ramp rates from 0.5 to 20 °C/min
• Easy to clean and maintain
• Tube tapper packs samples
• NRTL safety certified
Display
| Type | 4 digit LED | 
| Readout | Start, stop or ramp rate, oven temperature, and stored measurement data | 
| Temperature | |
| Resolution | 0.1 °C | 
| Accuracy | ±(0.45+0.0045T) where T is temperature in Centigrade Typical: ±0.6 °C (<200 °C), ±1.0 °C (≥200 °C) | 
| Reproducibility | 0.2 °C | 
| Oven | |
| Range | 50 °C to 260 °C | 
| Ramp rate | 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, 10, 20 °C per minute | 
| Heat-up time (typ.) | 2.5 minutes to 100 °C, 6.5 minutes to 250 °C | 
| Thermometer | Built in Pt RTD | 
| Temperature control | Closed-loop PID | 
| Safety shut off | Automatic after 30 minutes idle | 
| Capillaries | |
| Dimensions | 1.4 mm to 1.8 mm outside dia., 100 mm length | 
| Capacity | Up to 3 tubes | 
| Fill height | 2 mm to 3 mm | 
| Sample packing | Automatic (tube tapper) | 
| General | |
| Power | |
| MPA161 | 200 to 250 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz, 1/2 A, 75 W nominal | 
| Environment | 0 °C to 30 °C, non-condensing | 
| Humidity | <90% | 
| Weight | 2 lbs. | 
| Dimensions | 6.5"× 9.5"× 5.25" (WHD) |