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Heka EPC9 epc-9 patch clamp
Here is a Good Working HEKA EPC 9 PATCH CLAMP, just in from university lab surplus. Comes as pictured with a Power Cord. No headstage, computer, or external software included.
The EPC 9 represents a new development in the field of patch clamp amplifiers. The experience of HEKA as the first manufacturer of patch clamp amplifiers in the world combined with the practical experience obtained in the G ttingen Nobel-Prize laboratories of Prof. Neher rendered this step into the future possible.
The EPC 9 features state-of-the-art technology. It includes an additional amplification range for large currents, new hardware filters and an improved headstage design to reduce noise levels. The most significant advance is the adjustment and control of the amplifier at the software level. This provides the tools necessary to perform virtually every patch clamp experiment. This also allows for the simplification and automation of experimental procedures and gives enormous flexibility for future extensions.
The versatility of the EPC 9 makes it useful in many research areas besides the classical fields like single-channel and whole-cell measurements. It is also an ideal instrument for loose-patch experiments, capacitance measurements, recordings from plant cells and organelles, and studying reconstituted ion channels in artificial membranes.
The EPC 9 patch clamp amplifier combined with a computer and the PULSE software is equivalent to a fully equipped set-up which includes a patch clamp amplifier, a digital storage oscilloscope, a variable analog filter, a sophisticated pulse generator, and a full featured data acquisition and analysis system.
Fully computer controlled (Mac and PC based)
E9Screen software for automatic selftest and calibration software controlled holding potential with a total range of +/- 1 V
automation of experimental procedures
automatic or manual adjustment of Cfast and Cslow.
automatic or manual adjustment of the pipette offset in a range of +/- 200 mV
automatic or manual Leak subtraction
possibility of full manual control of the amplifier
improved headstage design to reduce noise levels
additional amplification range for large currents (up to 2 A)
variable, high-quality hardware filters
instant automatic neutralization of leakage currents, capacitance, and series resistance
integrated ITC-16 AD/DA interface minimizes the total recording noise
integration of hardware and software eliminates compatibility problems
true noise measurements from 100 Hz to 15 kHz
suitable for single-channel and whole-cell measurements, loose patch experiments, capacitance measurements, recordings from plant cells and organelles, and studying reconstituted channels in artificial membranes
100-130 V AC or 200-260 V AC switchable
