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Preface
General description
The Thermo Scientific Sorvall MTX 150 micro-ultracentrifuge is designed to separate
liquid-suspended materials having different densities and particle size.
The Sorvall® MTX 150 is a product that delivers user-friendliness and reliability based on our many years of
experience in developing centrifuges. This micro-ultracentrifuge offers many features that we are confident
of satisfying your requirements. These features include the following.
1. The maximum speed (g-force) is 150,000 rpm (1,048,680 x g).
2. Small and compact tabletop type for use as a personal micro-ultracentrifuge.
3. The touchscreen with easy-to-see color liquid crystal screen.
4. The displayed language can be switched between Japanese and English.
5. Various alarm indicators can notify users of the causes and necessary actions of the troubles. It can
make troubleshooting easier and quicker.
6. Rotors are automatically secured to the drive shaft in the rotor chamber eliminating the need for
push buttons and tools.
7. Samples can be balanced visually (see
8. This product operates very quietly, and is thus well suited for personal use on the lab bench.
9. A CFC-free thermomodule cooling system is employed featuring a powerful cooling capacity.
(Samples can be kept at 0°C at maximum speed when the ambient temperature is 30°C.)
10. The real-time control (RTC) feature enables setting a start time or a finish time, thus letting you
run your machine at a desired date and time.
11. Either Rotations Per Minute (RPM) or Relative Centrifugal Force (RCF
displayed and set.
12. Twenty varieties of nine stepped modes can be programmed for a wide range of applications such
as step running.
13. In addition to a door lock and an imbalance detector, two independent microprocessors are
incorporated for overspeed detection (a dual CPU overspeed prevention mechanism) for even
greater safety.
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