Description and Key Facts:

The optical design of the SpectraMax® 340Pc 384 Reader truly mimics a dual-beam spectrophotometer. It is a versatile 96- and 384-well format Absorbance reader and each well has its own sample beam and reference detector. The eight-channel system, consisting of eight sample beams and eight reference beams, delivers both superior precision and speed-ofreading across the microplate.
The Molecular Devices SpectraMax® 340PC 384 Microplate Reader can run both standard spectrophotometer and microplate reader applications on the same instrument. This tunable visible absorbance reader is for 96- and 384-well microplates and acquires data in endpoint, kinetic, and spectral scan modes using wavelengths from 340-850 nm, tunable in 1 nm increments.
The SpectraMax® 340PC 384 features correction for varying microplate well volumes and the elimination of standard curves based on PathCheck Technology, the temperature-independent pathlength correction method. For more sample throughput, the system can be easily integrated into a full robotic system and easily adapts to fit sample processing requirements.

Performance Specifications:

- Wavelength Range: 340 - 850 nm
- Wavelength Selection: Monochromator, tunable 1.0 nm increments
- Wavelength Bandwidth: 2 nm
- Wavelength Repeatability: ± 0.2 nm
- Photometric Range: 0.0 to 4.0 OD
- Photometric Resolution: 0.001 OD
- Photometric Accuracy: < ± 0.006 OD ± 1.0%, 0.0 - 2.0 OD
- Photometric Precision: < ± 0.003 OD ± 1.0%, 0.0 - 2.0 OD
- Light Source: Xenon flash lamp
- Endpoint: 12 seconds
- Kinetic: 9 second minimum interval
- Temperature Range: Ambient + 4 °C up to 45 °C
- Temperature Uniformity: ± 0.5 °C @ 37 °C
- Photodetectors: Silicon Photodiode
- Display: 2-x-20-character backlit LCD
- Operating panel: 8-key membrane keypad
- Self-diagnosis: Continuos on-board diagnostics
- Spill control: Drawer mechanism and reading chamber assembly protected from accidental spillage by drainage ports
- Microplate Read Time (Single Wavelength)
Endpoint: 96 wells in 9 seconds; 384 wells in 29 seconds
Minimum kinetic interval: 96 wells in 9 seconds; 384 wells in 29 seconds
- Operating temperature: 5 °C to 40 °C
- Storage temperature: -20 °C to 65 °C
- Pollution degree: 2