Techne Prime Elite Satellite - Manual (Page 4)

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INTRODUCTION
The Prime Elite Satellite is an advanced gradient thermal cycler designed to accurately and rapidly
control the temperatures of samples between 4ºC (or 20°C below ambient) and 100°C. It has many
scientific applications including PCR, reverse transcription, ligation and sequencing. It is available in
a range of block formats to allow for most commonly used consumables including 0.2ml x 96 well
plates and 0.2ml tubes, 0.5ml tubes and 384 well plates. The heated lid automatically applies the
correct pressure to suit the consumable used.
The Prime Elite Satellite is controlled either by connection to a Prime Elite unit (please see the Prime
Elite Operator’s Manual) or by the Techne Workbench PC software. Programs and run progress can
be viewed on the Prime Elite or PC software as a temperature/step graphical display, allowing the user
to readily check the status or position within a run. Files can be saved with user names and/or
keywords which allows for rapid searching and retrieval.
The thermal block incorporates the very latest in Peltier design featuring the Thermal Energy Recovery
System (TERS ® ). This allows the Prime Elite Satellite to achieve ramp rates of up to 5ºC/s and is also
energy saving, resulting in reduced running costs.