July 1998

Spectrophotometers, UV/Visible
solution concentrations for quantitative analyses or,
Scope of this Product Comparison with more sophisticated instruments, for enzyme or
reaction kinetics assays.
This Product Comparison covers general-purpose
spectrophotometers having spectral wavelength Principles of operation
capabilities in the ultraviolet and visible (UV/Vis)
regions, most commonly 190 to 900 nanometers The basic components of a spectrophotometer are a
(nm). Although a few of the models listed can ana- light source, a wavelength monochromator, focusing
lyze into the near infrared (NIR) region, instru- devices, a cuvette, a photodetector, and a display de-
ments dedicated for infrared (IR) analysis differ in vice (see Fig. 1). Light passes through a monochroma-
design and optical materials and are generally tor that separates the light into its component
considered a separate class of device; therefore, wavelengths. Slits then isolate a bandpass (the seg-
they are not included in this report. Information on ment of the spectrum isolated by the monochromator)
atomic absorption spectrophotometers is available of the wavelength needed for measurement, improving
in the Product Comparison titled SPECTRO- its purity. Next, the light passes through the sample,
PHOTOMETERS, ATOMIC ABSORPTION.
and a portion of the radiant energy is absorbed; the
amount depends on the nature and concentration of
UMDNS information the sample. The portion of the bandpass that is not
absorbed is transmitted to a photodetector, which con-
This Product Comparison covers the following
verts light energy to electrical energy that can be
device term and product code as listed in ECRI’s
registered on a meter or digital readout. When a pho-
Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System™
todiode array detection system is used in place of a
(UMDNS™):
• Spectrophotometers, UV/Visible [15-083]

Purpose
A spectrophotometer optically determines the ab-
sorbance or transmission of characteristic wave-
lengths of radiant energy (light) by a chemical species
in solution. Each molecule absorbs light at certain
wavelengths in a unique spectral pattern because of
the number and arrangement of its characteristic func-
tional groups, such as double bonds between carbon
atoms. According to the Beer-Lambert law, the amount
of light absorbed at these wavelengths is directly pro-
portional to the concentration of the chemical species.
Spectrophotometers are generally used to determine Basic UV/Vis spectrophotometer

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Monochromators

The monochromator isolates radiant energy of a

desired wavelength either by placing colored filters in
the beam or by dispersing the beam into its compo-
nents and placing a slit in the light path that lets pass
only a narrow wavelength band (0.05 to 20 nm). This
process is called spectral isolation. On some units, the
wavelength is selected by adjusting the slit position
manually. Other units can be programmed to automat-
ically scan through a range of wavelengths. If placed
in the light path to intercept light that has passed
through the sample, the monochromator can be used
to present the spectrum of transmitted light to a diode-
Spectrophotometer with PC array detector (see Fig. 2).

Diffraction gratings, prisms, and holographic grat-

photodetector, light passes through the sample first,
ings are used as monochromators. Diffraction gratings
before reaching the monochromator (see Fig. 2).
and prisms are used most frequently because they
produce complete spectra instead of a single wave-
Light sources
length. Diffraction gratings consist of a series of par-
The light source typically yields a high output of allel grooves cut into a surface, ranging in density from
polychromatic light over a wide range of the spectrum. 10,000 to 61,000 grooves per inch. Like a prism, the
Tungsten filament bulbs, with a wavelength range of diffraction grating disperses the light into a linear
about 330 to 900 nm, are used for the visible region. spectrum of its component wavelengths, which is then
They are generally useful for measuring moderately directed, in whole or in part, along the light path of the
dilute solutions in which the change in color intensity instrument. For thermal lens spectrophotometry, the
varies significantly with changes in concentration. For holographic grating is produced by the action of a laser
the UV region, hydrogen or deuterium lamps are on a photosensitive material coating the surface of
frequently used; their range is approximately 200 to optical glass. A groove structure is left, which is coated
450 nm. Deuterium lamps are generally more stable with a reflective layer that disperses the light into its
and have longer lives than hydrogen lamps. The lamps component wavelengths.
in a UV/Vis spectrophotometer are positioned so that
an intense beam of light is directed toward the mono- Focusing devices
chromator and sample.
Combinations of lenses, slits, and mirrors can be
UV/Vis spectrophotometers use either a single or a inserted into the light path to render the light rays
double beam of light. In newer, single-beam instru- parallel or to isolate narrow portions of the light beam
ments, the solvent absorption is separately deter- or its spectrum. Variable slits also permit adjustments
mined, stored, and subtracted by an integral or in the total radiant energy reaching the detector. The
interfaced microcomputer. The light beam in a double- Ebert and Czerny-Turner monochromators and their
beam spectrophotometer is automatically split or variations are combinations of prisms or gratings and
chopped and passed through both the sample and the focusing devices.
blank solution to obtain a direct reading of the differ-
ence between them. Some configurations split the light
beam with a dichroic mirror that transmits half of the Monochromator Detector
beam through the sample and reflects the other half
through the reference cell. Others use a chopper, which Display
System
is a rapidly rotating mirror that alternately transmits or Meter
the beam through the sample and reflects it through
C236UN2A

the reference cell. Double-beam spectrophotometers Light Source Sample

Cuvette
are frequently used for spectral scans; the instrument
automatically corrects for the change in light absor- Figure 1. Basic components of a traditional spectro-
bance through the reference cuvette as the wavelength photometer
is changed.

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Monochromator Diode-Array parts that would otherwise direct monochromatic light

Detector
along the light path. With the diode-array system,
adjacent photodiode detectors on a silicon crystal can
provide simultaneous multiwavelength scanning.

Computer Solid-state detectors, such as silicon photodiodes and

C236UN2B
Light Sample
Source Cuvette
photodiode arrays, offer better stability than single-
element, vacuum-based detectors such as vacuum pho-
Figure 2. Basic components of a diode-array todiodes and PMTs. Solid-state detectors also have less
spectrophotometer lag (persistence of a charge image on the camera tube)
and blooming (spreading of charge from channels hav-
ing a large signal to adjacent channels).
Cuvettes

The cuvettes, or absorption cells, are round, square, Display devices

or rectangular and are constructed from glass, quartz, The data from a detector are displayed by a readout
or plastic. All sample cells cause some loss of light device, such as an analog meter, a light beam reflected
intensity owing to reflection at the surface, inhomo- on a scale, or a digital display (i.e., light-emitting diode
geneities of the cuvette wall, and scattering losses in [LED] or video monitor). The output can also be trans-
the solution. As a result, cuvettes must be optically mitted to a computer or printer.
matched if more than one is used in the course of an
analysis. Cuvettes are chosen for transparency in the Microcomputers have been added to spectro-
spectral wavelengths of interest. For measurements in photometers to act as system controllers and to per-
the visible region, cuvettes of optical glass are sufficient; form data analysis and storage. Multiwavelength data
however, optical glass absorbs light below 350 nm, and processing methods help distinguish overlapping spec-
more expensive quartz or fused silica must be used for tra in samples with multiple components.
these wavelengths. The sample cuvettes are placed in
a darkened analysis chamber; some chambers have
rotating carousels that can hold several cuvettes. Some
spectrophotometers have automatic samplers, and Reported problems
some have continuous-flow assemblies (often linked to A linear calibration curve should be used to ensure
chromatographs) to measure the absorbance of a that the Beer-Lambert law applies across the concen-
stream of liquid. trations being used. Deviations from the law cause
upward or downward shifts in the calibration plot as
Detectors the concentration of the absorbing species increases;
deviations can result from chemical changes in the
Any photosensitive device can be used as a detector absorbing species, frequently the result of high concen-
of radiant energy. The photocell and phototube are the tration, pH effects, or formation of complexes.
simplest photodetectors, producing current propor-
tional to the intensity of the light striking them; pho- Because the Beer-Lambert law is defined strictly for
totransistors and photodiodes can also be used. monochromatic light, the use of polychromatic light
Measuring low-intensity light requires photomulti- can also cause plotting deviations. This becomes a
plier tubes (PMTs), which are used in spectrophotome- problem when the light used encompasses a spectral
ters with a narrow bandpass and in instruments that region where the absorbing species exhibits large
must record fast changes in light emission (scanning changes in absorbance as a function of wavelength.
spectrophotometers). Light striking the PMT gener-
ates electrons through a series of dynodes that amplify Condensation of tungsten vapor on the inside sur-
the signal severalfold. PMTs respond rapidly, have face of the lamp and/or deposits on the lamp’s outer
excellent sensitivity, and have a longer working life surface can cause inaccurate results; lamps should be
than other detectors. inspected periodically and replaced if these conditions
are found. Other instrument-related problems include
The alternative system design, in which light is stray light in the system, a nonlinear response of the
passed through the sample and then dispersed into its detector-amplifier, and fluctuations in the power-
spectrum, uses a photodiode array, video camera, or supply voltage that can result in incorrect meter read-
similar detection system to sense the spectrum of trans- ings. In the last case, voltage-regulation devices can be
mitted light instantaneously, eliminating the moving installed for power stability.

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Purchase considerations Present Value/Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Users should assess their clinical needs when pur- Assumptions
chasing spectrophotometers. Instruments range from
• Operating costs are considered for years 1 through 7
recording double-beam devices to instruments with less
spectral purity. Although double-beam spectrophotome- • Dollar discount factor is 6.3%
ters are generally more expensive, they offer continuous • Inflation rate is 6% for a full-service contract
automatic correction for optical errors or deficiencies.
Most less-expensive devices measure changes in concen- • Inflation rate is 4% for disposables
tration at a limited number of wavelengths. • 500-bed hospital
• 200 assays/month (2,400/year)
Cost containment • Glass cuvettes replaced every 2 years
Alternative 1 — Spectrophotometer/disposable plastic
Because spectrophotometers entail ongoing mainte- cuvettes
nance and operational costs, the initial acquisition cost
does not accurately reflect the total cost of ownership. Capital Costs
Therefore, a purchase decision should be based on • Spectrophotometer, standard configuration =
issues such as life-cycle cost (LCC), local service sup- $8,500
port, discount rates and non-price-related benefits of-
Total Capital Costs = $8,500
fered by the supplier, and standardization with
existing equipment in the department or hospital (i.e., Operating Costs
purchasing all spectrophotometers from one supplier). • Service contract, years 2 through 7 = $900/year

An LCC analysis can be used to compare high-cost • Cost for disposables = $2,160/year ($0.90/cuvette)
alternatives and/or to determine the positive or negative Total Operating Costs = $2,160 for year 1;
economic value of a single alternative. For example, $3,060/year for years 2 through 7
hospitals can use LCC analysis techniques to examine
the cost-effectiveness of leasing or renting equipment PV = ($27,698)
versus purchasing the equipment outright. Because it
Alternative 2 — Spectrophotometer/reusable glass cu-
examines the cash-flow impact of initial acquisition costs
vettes
and operating costs over a period of time, LCC analysis
is most useful for comparing alternatives with different Capital Costs
cash flows and for revealing the total costs of equipment • Spectrophotometer, standard configuration =
ownership. One LCC technique — present value (PV) $8,500
analysis — is especially useful because it accounts for
• Glass cuvettes, 300, various sizes = $900
inflation and for the time value of money (i.e., money
received today is worth more than money received at a Total Capital Costs = $9,400
later date). Conducting a PV/LCC analysis often demon- Operating Costs
strates that the cost of ownership includes more than just
the initial acquisition cost and that a small increase in • Service contract, years 2 through 7 = $900/year
initial acquisition cost may produce significant savings • Cost for replacing cuvettes every 2 years =
in long-term operating costs. The PV is calculated using $450/year (Note: in addition to the periodic replace-
the annual cash outflow, the dollar discount factor (the ment of reusable cuvettes, the cost associated with
cost of capital), and the lifetime of the equipment (in cleaning the cuvettes after each use should also be
years) in a mathematical equation. considered)
Total Operating Costs = $450 for year 1; $1350/year
Buyers can use a PV/LCC analysis to compare long-
for years 2 through 7
term costs involving accessories and disposables used
by spectrophotometers.
PV = ($17,207)
The following represents sample seven-year As illustrated by the above sample PV/LCC analy-
PV/LCC analyses comparing the costs of spectro- sis, the initial acquisition cost is only a fraction of the
photometers with reusable glass cuvettes versus units total cost of operation over seven years. Also, a decision
using disposable plastic cuvettes. to use disposable over reusable accessories should take

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into account the long-term costs of these items. The laboratories that require spectrophotometers only to
analyses for plastic and glass cuvettes demonstrate measure and display solution concentrations should
that the cost of replacing all the used cuvettes every consider those models that only perform quantitative
two years is still significantly less than the cost of using analysis; these units typically range in cost from
disposable cuvettes over this period. Therefore, rather $3,000 to $7,000. More sophisticated units, which can
than making a purchase decision based solely on the cost from $10,000 to more than $70,000, come with
acquisition cost of a basic unit, buyers should consider more standard and optional features, such as autosam-
operating costs, especially costs of reusables versus plers, cuvette autochangers, temperature-regulated
disposables, over the lifetime of the equipment. cell holders, and either PCs or in-board computers with
large memory capacities, analytical and graphics pro-
For further information on PV/LCC analysis, read-
grams, video displays, and data printers, than do basic
ers should refer to ECRI’s Health Devices December
models. These spectrophotometers have powerful com-
1984-January 1985 Special Issue, “Devices & Dollars.”
putational ability and software for data acquisition,
For customized analyses and purchase decision sup-
manipulation, analysis, and presentation that can per-
port, readers should contact ECRI’s SELECT™ Group.
form enzyme and reaction kinetics assays and spectral
Hospitals can purchase service contracts or service on processing.
a time-and-materials basis from the supplier. Service
may also be available from a third-party organization. Purchasing several units from one supplier could
The decision to purchase a service contract should be result in a significant discount. Standardization of
carefully considered. The decision to purchase a service equipment can make staff training easier, simplify
contract can be justified for several reasons. Most suppli- servicing and parts acquisition, and provide greater
ers provide routine software updates, which enhance the bargaining leverage when negotiating new equipment
system’s performance, at no charge to service contract purchases and/or service contract costs.
customers. Furthermore, software updates are often cu-
mulative; that is, previous software revisions may be
required in order to install and operate a new perform- Stage of development
ance feature. Purchasing a service contract also ensures UV/Vis spectrophotometry use has been well estab-
that preventive maintenance will be performed at regu- lished since the early 1950s. Recent advances in micro-
lar intervals, thereby eliminating the possibility of unex- computers, detectors, and diffraction gratings have
pected maintenance costs. Also, many suppliers do not made today’s instruments capable of previously unat-
extend system performance and uptime guarantees be- tainable measurements. Also, a UV light source that
yond the length of the warranty unless the system is consists of a luminous crystal irradiated by a radioac-
covered by a service contract. tive element has been developed. This component has
ECRI recommends that, to maximize bargaining a lifetime of more than 10 years; conventional light
leverage, hospitals negotiate pricing for service con- sources may last for only 1 year.
tracts before the system is purchased. As a guideline, Key parameters for UV/Vis spectrophotometers are
full-service contracts typically cost approximately 10% reproducibility, accuracy, and wavelength range,
of the spectrophotometer’s purchase price. Additional which have been improved with features such as auto-
service contract discounts may be negotiable for matic baseline correction and lower levels of stray light
multiple-year agreements, or for service contracts (radiation outside the bandpass that is transmitted by
that are bundled with contracts on other spectro- the monochromator) in the instrument. Recent ad-
photometers in the department or hospital. vances in grating technology have resulted in high-
Buyers should make sure that applications training resolution, low-stray-light spectrophotometers for
is included in the purchase price of the system. Some many applications.
suppliers may offer more extensive on-site or off-site
training programs for an additional cost.
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92/94 Chemin des Bourdons
F-93220 Gagny
Standards and guidelines France
Phone: 33 (1) 43017000
Note: Although every effort is made to ensure that the Fax: 33 (1) 43811680
following list is comprehensive, please note that other
Beckman Coulter Instruments GmbH [175266]
applicable standards may exist.
Frankfurter Ring 115
D-80807 Muenchen
American National Standards Institute/Underwriters Germany
Laboratories. Laboratory equipment [standard]. Phone: 49 (89) 38871
ANSI/UL 1262-1989. 1990. Fax: 49 (89) 3887490

Canadian Standards Association. Laboratory equip- Beckman Coulter Instruments Japan Ltd
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Fax: 81 (3) 53522818
Medical electrical equipment — part 1: general re-
quirements for safety. Amendment 1 [standard]. bioMerieux
2nd ed. 60601-1-am1. 1991.
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Medical electrical equipment — part 1: general re-
quirements for safety. Amendment 2 [standard]. bioMerieux SA [140148]
2nd ed. 60601-1-am2. 1995. Marcy l’Etoile
F-69280 Charbonnieres Les Bains
Medical electrical equipment — part 1: general re- France
quirements for safety. Section 2. Collateral standard: Phone: 33 (478) 872000
electromagnetic compatibility — requirements and Fax: 33 (478) 872090
tests. 2nd ed. 60601-1-2. 1993. E-mail: [email protected]

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bioMerieux Vitek Inc [108995] Elico

595 Anglum Dr
Hazelwood MO 63042-2320 Marketed in Asia
Phone: (314) 731-8500, (800) 638-4835
Fax: (314) 731-8700 Elico Ltd [276651]
E-mail: [email protected] B-17 Sanat Nagar Industrial Estate
Internet: http://www.biomerieux-vitek.com Hyderabad 500 018
India
Phone: 91 (40) 3770135
BioWhittaker Fax: 91 (40) 3771639
Marketed worldwide E-mail: [email protected]

BioWhittaker Inc [173226]

8830 Biggs Ford Rd GBC
Walkersville MD 21793-8415
Phone: (301) 898-7025, (800) 654-4452 Marketed worldwide, except for the 911A, which is
Fax: (301) 845-4024 marketed in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and
E-mail: [email protected] South America
Internet: http://www.biowhittaker.com
GBC Scientific Equipment Inc [108495]
3930 Ventura Dr Suite 350
Camspec Arlington Heights IL 60004-7606
Marketed in Asia, Europe, and North America Phone: (847) 506-1900, (800) 445-1902
Fax: (847) 506-1901
Camspec Ltd [139845]
11 High St GBC Scientific Equipment Pty Ltd [139347]
Sawston, Cambridgeshire CB2 4BG 12 Monterey Rd
England Dandenong, VIC 3175
Phone: 44 (1223) 836971 Australia
Fax: 44 (1223) 836414 Phone: 61 (3) 2133666
E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 61 (3) 2133677
Internet: http://www.compulink.co.uk/~camspec E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.gbcsci.com
Cecil Instruments
Marketed worldwide
Hitachi
Cecil Instruments Ltd [152356]
Marketed worldwide
Milton Technical Centre
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 6AZ
Hitachi Instruments Inc [107047]
England
3100 N First St
Phone: 44 (1223) 420821
San Jose CA 95134
Fax: 44 (1223) 420475
Phone: (408) 432-0520, (800) 548-9001
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: (408) 432-0704
Internet: http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/cecil/
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.hii.hitachi.com
CELM
Marketed in Latin America Hitachi Koki Co Ltd
Scientific Instruments Div [266962]
CELM (Cia Equipadora de Laboratorios 1060 Takeda
Modernos) [174204] Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Pref 312
Alameda Amazonas 764 Japan
01308-000 Sao Paulo-SP Phone: 81 (29) 2767384
Brazil Fax: 81 (29) 2767475
Phone: 55 (11) 4211647 E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 55 (11)72955390 Internet: http://www.hitachi-koki.co.jp/himac/

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Hitachi Ltd Kontron

Instrument Div [152771] Marketed worldwide
5-1 Marunouch 1-chome
Kontron Instruments SpA [139033]
Chiyoda-ku
Via G Fantoli 16/15
Tokyo 100
I-20138 Milano MI
Japan
Italy
Phone: 81 (3) 52284582
Phone: 39 (2) 58085207
Fax: 81 (3) 32143128
Fax: 39 (2) 5060918
E-mail: [email protected]
Research Instruments International [108065]
7887 Dunbrook Rd Suite E
Jasco San Diego CA 92126-4382
Marketed worldwide Phone: (619) 689-1100
Fax: (619) 689-1174
Jasco Europe srl [152763]
Via Confalonieri 25 Dr Lange
I-22060 Cremella CO Marketed worldwide
Italy Dr Bruno Lange GmbH
Phone: 39 (39) 956439 Medical Div [235431]
Fax: 39 (39) 958642 Koenigsweg 10
D-14163 Berlin
Jasco Inc [102714]
Germany
8649 Commerce Dr
Phone: 49 (30) 80986250
Easton MD 21601-9903
Fax: 49 (30) 80986158
Phone: (410) 822-1220, (800) 333-5272
Fax: (410) 822-7526 Metertech
E-mail: [email protected]
Marketed worldwide
Internet: http://jascoinc.com
Metertech Inc [152685]
Jasco International Co Ltd [175324] 63-2 Cheng Kong Rd Sec 1
4-21 Sennin-cho 2-chome Nan Kang
Hachioji City Taipei
Tokyo 193 Taiwan
Japan Phone: 886 (2) 7832854
Phone: 81 (426) 661321 Fax: 886 (2) 7831764
Fax: 81 (426) 656512
Metrolab
Marketed in Latin America
Jenway
Metrolab [171714]
Marketed worldwide Misiones 1156
1876 Bernal
Jenway Inc [227899]
Pcia de Buenos Aires
University Park Plaza
Argentina
743 Alexander Rd Suite 10-12
Phone: 54 (1) 2529595
Princeton NJ 08540-6328
Fax: 54 (1) 2592321
Phone: (609) 987-9659, (888) 987-9659
Fax: (609) 987-0403 Molecular Devices
E-mail: [email protected] Marketed worldwide
Jenway Ltd [178309] Molecular Devices Corp [276639]
Gransmore Green Felsted 1311 Orleans Dr
Dunmow, Essex CM6 3LB Sunnyvale CA 94089-1136
England Phone: (408) 747-1700, (800) 635-5577
Phone: 44 (1371) 820122 Fax: (408) 747-3602
Fax: 44 (1371) 821083 E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.moldev.com

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Molecular Devices Ltd [276658] Shimadzu

Unit 6 Raleigh Court Marketed worldwide
Rutherford Way
Crawley, West Sussex RH10 2PD Shimadzu Corp [138089]
England 3 Kanda-Nishiki Cho 1-chome
Phone: 44 (1293) 619579 Chiyoda-ku
Fax: 44 (1293) 619586 Tokyo 101
Japan
Perkin-Elmer Phone: 81 (75) 8231111
Marketed worldwide Fax: 81 (75) 8231361
Internet: http://www.shimadzu.co.jp
Perkin-Elmer Corp [101933]
761 Main Ave Shimadzu Europa GmbH [161064]
Norwalk CT 06859 Albert-Hahn-Strasse 6-10
Phone: (203) 762-1000, (800) 762-4000 D-47269 Duisburg 29
Fax: (203) 762-4222 Germany
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 49 (203) 76870
Internet: http://www.perkin-elmer.com Fax: 49 (203) 766625

Perkin-Elmer Instruments Asia Pte Ltd [175323] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc [103338]
111 N Bridge Rd No 29-01/02/03/04 7102 Riverwood Dr
Peninsula Plaza Columbia MD 21046-1284
Singapore 179098 Phone: (410) 381-1227, (800) 477-1227
Republic of Singapore Fax: (410) 381-1222
Phone: 65 (336) 0322
Fax: 65 (338) 3991 Spectronic
Marketed worldwide
Pharmacia Biotech
Marketed worldwide Spectronic Instruments [272853]
820 Linden Ave
Pharmacia Biotech Asia Pacific Ltd [175322] Rochester NY 14625
15th Floor North Cornwall House Taikoo Pl Phone: (716) 248-4000, (800) 654-9955
979 Kings Rd Fax: (716) 248-4014
Quarry Bay E-mail: [email protected]
Hong Kong SAR Internet: http://www.spectronic.com
People’s Republic of China
Phone: 852 28118693
Turner
Fax: 852 28115270
Barnstead/Thermolyne Corp [106642]
Pharmacia Biotech Inc [152712]
800 Centennial Ave 2555 Kerper Rd
PO Box 1327 PO Box 797
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Phone: (732) 457-8000, (800) 526-3593 Phone: (319) 556-2241, (800) 553-0039
Fax: (800) 329-3659 Fax: (319) 589-0516
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Varian
Secomam Marketed worldwide
Marketed in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America
Varian Analytical Instruments
Secomam [152683] Div Varian Assoc Inc [161922]
4 rue des Charpentiers PO Box 9000
boite postale 106 Dept 87
F-95334 Domont Cedex San Fernando CA 91340
France Phone: (415) 424-4819, (800) 926-3000
Phone: 33 (1) 39354200 Fax: (281) 240-6752
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Varian Australia Pty Ltd [152772] EMC — Electromagnetic compatibility

PO Box 222
Rosebauk MDC FCC — U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Clayton, VIC 3169 GLP/GMP — Good Laboratory Practices/Good
Australia Manufacturing Practices
Phone: 61 (3) 95607133
Fax: 61 (3) 95607950 HPLC — High-performance liquid chromatography

WPA IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission

Marketed worldwide
ISO — International Organization for Standardiza-
WPA [276662] tion
The Old Station
Linton LCD — Liquid crystal display
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 6NW LED — Light-emitting diode
England
Phone: 44 (1223) 892688 MDD — Medical Devices Directive
Fax: 44 (1223) 894118
NIR — Near infrared
E-mail: [email protected]
PC — Personal computer
About the chart specifications
The following terms are used in the chart: PMT — Photomultiplier tube

Configuration: Refers to the light path in the spectro- QA — Quality assurance

photometer; can be either double beam or single
QC — Quality control
beam.
Bandpass, nm: The width, in nanometers, of the seg- rms — Root mean square
ment of the spectrum that will be isolated by the
T — Transmittance
monochromator. It is the range of wavelengths be-
tween the points at which the transmittance is equal TGA — Therapeutic Goods Administration
to one-half the peak.
UL — Underwriters Laboratories
Path length, mm: The optical path length, in millime-
ters, of the sample holders available for the system. VDE — Verband Deutscher Electrotechniker
Photodetector, accuracy: Accuracy measured in absor- VGA — Video Graphics Array
bance units or percent, referenced to a specific ab-
sorbance value. Accuracy can also be measured in Note: The data in the charts derive from suppli-
transmittance and wavelength. ers’ specifications and have not been verified through
independent testing by ECRI or any other agency.
Noise at 0 A: The meaningless random signal variations Because test methods vary, different products’ specifi-
caused by imperfections in the signal transmission. cations are not always comparable. Moreover, prod-
Zero drift: The rate at which the baseline deviates from ucts and specifications are subject to frequent changes.
the original setting. ECRI is not responsible for the quality or validity of
Auto compensation: Refers to the automatic baseline the information presented or for any adverse conse-
correction feature. quences of acting on such information.

Abbreviations: When reading the charts, keep in mind that, unless

otherwise noted, the list price does not reflect supplier
A — Absorbance units discounts. And although we try to indicate which fea-
ARO — After receipt of order tures and characteristics are standard and which are
not, some may be optional, at additional cost.
CE — Communaute Europeene
Need to know more?
CRT — Cathode ray tube For further information about the contents of this
CSA — Canadian Standards Association Product Comparison, contact the HPCS Hotline at
(610) 825-6000, extension 265; (610) 834-1275 (fax); or
DIN — Deutsches Institut fuer Normung [email protected] (e-mail).

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MODEL BACHARACH BECKMAN BECKMAN BECKMAN
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
Model 35 DU-640 DU-650 DU-7400 :
DU-7500
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam Single beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min NA 120, 240, 600, 120, 240, 600, 0.1 sec full-
1,200, 2,400 1,200, 2,400 spectrum scan
LAMP TYPE(S) Quartz halogen Tungsten; deuterium Tungsten; deuterium Tungsten : Deuterium

Life, hr ~1,000 2,000; 500 2,000; 500 Not specified

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 335-825 190-1,100 190-1,100 190-800

Accuracy ±1 ±0.2 ±0.2 ±0.2

Reproducibility ±1 ±0.1 ±0.1 Not specified
BANDPASS, nm ≤8 ≤1.8 ≤1.8 2
MONOCHROMATOR Replica grating Holographic grating Holographic grating Holographic grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 15 Not specified Not specified Not specified

PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 25 1-164 1-164 1-150
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm NA <0.05% <0.05% <0.1%
340 nm 0.1 <0.05% <0.05% <0.1%
PHOTODETECTOR Not specified Integral photodiode Integral photodiode 512-element diode

Accuracy ±0.001 A @ 0.5 A 0.005 A @ 1 A 0.005 A @ 1 A 0.005 A

Reproducibility ±0.005 A @ 0.5 A Not specified Not specified Not specified

Noise at 0 A 0.001 A ±0.0002 A rms @ ±0.0002 A rms @ <0.0002 A rms @

500 nm 500 nm 500 nm
Linearity ±2% (0-2 A) Not specified Not specified Not specified

ZERO DRIFT 0.003 A/hr <0.003 A/hr <0.003 A/hr <0.002 A/hr
Auto compensation No Not specified Not specified Not specified
RESPONSE TIME, sec <3 0.05 0.05 0.1
DISPLAY LED Color or monochrome, Color or monochrome, Graphics color CRT
VGA CRT VGA CRT
DATA PROCESSING Absorbance, trans- 20 readings/sec, up Same as DU-640, plus Scan vs. time or
mittance, concen- to 12 fixed wave- step programming for wavelength, %T or A,
tration, 0-100 mV lengths, scanning, generation of custom software for
analog out spectral manipula- programs for data kinetics, nucleic
tion, time-based en- acquisition, sampler acids, proteins,
zyme kinetics, rate control, data fraction read, file
and activity report- reduction, transfer, program-
ing, RS232 port for reporting, etc., mable, mouse, Quant,
data and remote con- without the need for Full Spectrum
trol, printer port, an external computer Quantitation (FSQ),
RediRead and Redi- enzyme mechanism,
Scan programs, can activity, and
also use programs multiwavelength
generated on DU-650 enzyme analysis

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MODEL BACHARACH BECKMAN BECKMAN BECKMAN
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
Model 35 DU-640 DU-650 DU-7400 :
DU-7500
PRINTER No Optional Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE 2/year Not specified Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 41 x 34 x 22 58 x 69 x 53 58 x 69 x 53 53 x 64 x 56
(16 x 14 x 9) (22.8 x 27.2 x 20.9) (22.8 x 27.2 x 20.9) (20.9 x 25.2 x 22)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 13.6 (30) 37 (81.6) 37 (81.6) 44 (97)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 115/230 100-120/220-240 100-120/220-240 120/240

Watts 75 VA 200 200 200

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $2,795 $9,100 $10,500 $14,900 : $16,900

Warranty 1 year, parts and 1 year 1 year 1 year

labor
Delivery time, ARO 4 weeks Not specified Not specified Not specified
Training No On-site On-site On-site
Year first sold 1983 1992 1992 1991

OPTIONS None 1-, 6-, or 12- 1-, 6-, or 12- Linear and quadratic
position heated or position heated or quantitative
unheated cell hold- unheated cell hold- analysis, FSQ for
ers, gel scanning, ers, gel scanning, multicomponent
sipper/batch sipper/batch analysis, enzyme
sampler, 5 µL/ sampler, 5 µL/ mechanics/activity
50 µL/100 µL cells, 50 µL/100 µL cells, software, multiwave-
50 and 100 µL 50 and 100 µL length, integrated
sipper cells, 3.5" sipper cells, 3.5" drive
disk drive, linear disk drive, linear
and quadratic and quadratic
quantitative analy- quantitative analy-
sis, FSQ for multi- sis, FSQ for multi-
component analysis, component analysis,
enzyme mechanism and enzyme mechanism and
activity software ** activity software **
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS None specified. Window/mouse/menu Window/mouse/menu Optional integrated
operation; storage operation; storage drive stores user
and protection of and protection of methods and data on
data and methods; data and methods; MS-DOS (Macintosh-
microfocused beam. microfocused beam. readable) diskettes.
Meets requirements Meets requirements
of CSA, FCC, IEC, of CSA, FCC, IEC,
ISO 9000, and UL. ISO 9000, and UL.

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** Other options include multiwavelength gel and film scanning, peak area and MV determination, and performance validation.

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MODEL BIOMERIEUX BIOWHITTAKER CAMSPEC CAMSPEC
FAILED TO RESPOND *
UV/Vis Junior Kinetic-QCL Reader M301 : M302 M330 : M330W
Spectrophotometer
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Asia, Europe, USA Asia, Europe, USA

CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
CONFIGURATION Single beam 9-channel filter Single beam Single beam : Auto
photometer
SCAN SPEED, nm/min 500 NA NA NA : Auto

LAMP TYPE(S) Halogen Tungsten halogen Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen,

deuterium deuterium
Life, hr 1,000 70,000 single 1,000 1,000
measurements
WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 334-900 340-750 190-900 190-900

Accuracy ±1.5 ±1% ±1 ±1

Reproducibility ±1 See footnote ** 0.5 0.5
BANDPASS, nm ±2.5 ±2 4 (2 optional) 4 (2 optional)
MONOCHROMATOR Holographic grating Individual filters Holographic grating Holographic grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 10 See footnote *** 5 5

PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 50 10 Up to 100 Up to 100
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm NA NA <0.1% <0.1%
340 nm <0.1% 0 due to post filter <0.1% <0.1%
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photocell Silicon photodiodes Photodiode Photodiode

Accuracy 0.004 @ 1 A ±1 <1% @ 1 A <1% @ 1 A

Reproducibility CV <1% <±0.5% @ 340-399 <0.5% @ 1 A <0.5% @ 1 A

nm, <±0.3% @ 400-
750 nm
Noise at 0 A <0.5 A at 340 nm NA <0.0005 A, peak to <0.0005 A, peak to
peak peak
Linearity ±1% (0-2 A) <±0.7%(340-399 nm) -0.3 to 2 A -0.3 to 2.5 A
<±0.5%(400-750 nm)
ZERO DRIFT <0.004 A/hr 0 <0.003 A/hr <0.003 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes NA No : Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec <0.3 <5 nsec, detector Not specified Not specified
DISPLAY Alphanumeric 32- LCD alphanumeric, LED LCD
character LED 2 x 40 character
DATA PROCESSING Absorbance, Built-in micro- Absorbance, Absorbance,
transmittance, processor, serial concentration, concentration,
concentration, interface for remote transmittance; transmittance,
kinetics, end point, access autozero (M302 only) autozero, RS232
scanning, interface, software
multicomponent, for wavelength
turbidimetry, 49 scanning, concen-
preprogrammed tration and kinetic
methodologies in measurements, inter-
residence, RS232C nal software for DNA
kinetics

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* Specifications current as of December 1996. two pages covering
** 340-399 nm reproducibility is less than ±0.5%, and 400-750 reproducibility is less than ±3%. the above model(s).
*** Warm-up time is 5 min to room temperature and 15 min to 37°C. These specifications
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MODEL BIOMERIEUX BIOWHITTAKER CAMSPEC CAMSPEC
FAILED TO RESPOND *
UV/Vis Junior Kinetic-QCL Reader M301 : M302 M330 : M330W
Spectrophotometer
PRINTER Optional Parallel printer and Optional Optional
interface
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE 1/year Not specified 1/year 1/year
H x W x D, cm (in) 53 x 28 x 17 44 x 34 x 17 19 x 55 x 37 19 x 34 x 52
(21 x 11 x 6.7) (17 x 13 x 6.7) (7.5 x 21.7 x 14.6) (7.5 x 13.4 x 20.5)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 7 (15) 12.5 (27.5) 18 (39.7) 18 (39.7)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 110/220 110/220 110/220 110/220

Watts 20 VA 140 VA Not specified 200 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $5,355 $13,954 $4,350 : $4,570 $5,570 : $7,000

Warranty 1 year, parts and 1 year 1 year 1 year

labor
Delivery time, ARO 6 weeks 2 weeks 6 weeks 6 weeks
Training Optional 1 day, on-site Not specified Not specified
Year first sold 1992 1990 Not specified Not specified

OPTIONS Printer, microcells Bar-code reader, Long-pathlength Long-pathlength

external software cell holder, kinetic cell holder, kinetic
cell changer, sipper cell changer,
sipper, thermo-
stated cell holder,
automatic cell
changer

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Routine control 4 filters included Recorder output is RS232 and recorder
applications; are 405, 450, 492, standard. outputs are
teaching and and 620 nm; can hold standard; integrated
environment control; up to 8 filters. membrane LCD
microprocessor keyboard and
control; resident. display; M330W uses
Windows software and
requires a PC.

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MODEL CAMSPEC CECIL INSTRUMENTS CECIL INSTRUMENTS CECIL INSTRUMENTS

M350 CE1011 : CE1021 CE2011 : CE2021 : CE3021 : CE3041 :

CE2031 : CE2041 CE3055
WHERE MARKETED Asia, Europe, North Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide
America
CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Yes Yes Yes
CONFIGURATION Double beam Single beam Single beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min Variable to 1,500 NA Variable to 4,000 Selectable 1-4,000

LAMP TYPE(S) Deuterium, quartz Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen,
halogen deuterium deuterium deuterium
Life, hr 1,000 3,500 for deuterium 3,500 for deuterium 3,500 for deuterium

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-1,100 325-1,000 : See footnote * 190-1,000 : 190-
200-1,000 1,000 : 200-750
Accuracy ±0.5 ±1 <±1 <1
Reproducibility ±0.25 <0.1 ±0.1 ±0.1
BANDPASS, nm 2 8 4 1.8
MONOCHROMATOR Holographic grating Holographic grating Holographic grating Holographic grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 10 5 5 5

PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 100 0.1-100 0.1-100 0.1-100
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.05% NA : <0.05% <0.01% (2021, 2041) <0.01%
340 nm <0.05% <0.05% <0.01% <0.01%
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photocell Photodiode Photodiode Photodiode

Accuracy >1% @ 1 A 0.005 A or 1% 0.005 A or 1% 0.005 A or 1%

Reproducibility >0.5% @ 1 A <0.2 A <0.1 A <0.1 A

Noise at 0 A <0.001 A @ 340 ±0.0002 A <0.0002 A <0.0002 A

Linearity >1% (0-3 A) -0.3 to 3 A -0.3 to 3 A -0.3 to 3 A

ZERO DRIFT <0.001 A/hr ±0.001 A/hr ±0.001 A/hr ±0.001 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec 0.3 Not specified Not specified Not specified
DISPLAY Computer monitor LED Backlit graphic LCD Backlit graphic LCD
with scrolling with scrolling
DATA PROCESSING Multicomponent; Absorbance, Absorbance, Derivatives, absorb-
preprogrammed concentration, concentration, ance, concentration,
methods in unlimited transmittance, auto- transmittance, transmittance,
computer memory zero, automatic absorbance ratio absorbance ratio
peak seek with difference, 30-curve difference, 30-curve
baseline flattening, storage, cell/wave- storage, cell/wave-
bidirectional RS232 length program, length program, band
standard wavelength assays, area, peak seek with
reaction kinetics, baseline flattening,
peak seek with wavelength assays,
baseline flattening, reaction kinetics,
bidirectional RS232, bidirectional RS232,
protein assays spectral processing,
wavelength scanning

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* Models 2011 and 2031 have a wavelength range of 325-1,000 nm; Models 2021 and 2041 have a range of 190-1,000 nm. two pages covering
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MODEL CAMSPEC CECIL INSTRUMENTS CECIL INSTRUMENTS CECIL INSTRUMENTS

M350 CE1011 : CE1021 CE2011 : CE2021 : CE3021 : CE3041 :

CE2031 : CE2041 CE3055
PRINTER Optional No Standard CE2031, Standard CE3041,
CE2041 CE3055
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE 1/year None None None
H x W x D, cm (in) 19 x 66 x 45 20.5 x 48 x 34 20.5 x 48 x 34 20.5 x 48 x 34
(7.5 x 26 x 17.7) (8.1 x 18.9 x 13.4) (8.1 x 18.9 x 13.4) (8.1 x 18.9 x 13.4)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 28 (61.7) 16 (35.3) : 17 (37.5) : 20 21 (46.3)

18 (39.7) (44.1) : 17 (37.5) :
20 (44.1)
POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 110/220 110/250 110/250 110/250

Watts 180 90 : 120 90 : 120 : 90 : 120 120

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration ~$12,000 $3,250 : $4,650 $4,650 : $5,600 : $7,250 : $7,650
$5,150 : $5,950

Warranty Not specified 1 year 1 year 1 year

Delivery time, ARO Not specified 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks

Training Not specified On-site On-site On-site
Year first sold Not specified 1996 1996 1996

OPTIONS Cell changer; Cell changer and Automatic cell 1-6 derivatives,
automatic sampling holder for 4 cells, changers, return long cell holders
sip flow-cell micropipette with thermostat,
system, long and system, temperature automatic cell
cylindrical cell cell holder, micro- changers, return
holders up to 100 cell holder, auto- micropipette
mm, cell holders matic batch samplers systems, batch
with thermostat, sampler
time course plot

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS None specified. None specified. Tablet dissolution Tablet dissolution
system with 8-cell system with 8-cell
changer and software changer and software
available. available;
reflectance-
measuring
accessories
available.

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MODEL CECIL INSTRUMENTS CECIL INSTRUMENTS CECIL INSTRUMENTS CELM

CE4001 : CE4002 : CE7200 CE9200 : CE9500 E 225-D

CE4003 : CE4004
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Latin America

CE MARK (MDD) Yes Yes Yes No

CONFIGURATION Single beam Double beam Double beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 1-4,000 1-4,000 1-4,000 NA

LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Tungsten

deuterium deuterium deuterium
Life, hr 3,500 for deuterium 3,500 for deuterium 3,500 for deuterium 1,000

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range See footnote * 190-800 (optional 190-800 (opt 900) : 320-1,000
900) 190-900
Accuracy Not specified ±0.5 ±0.5 ±2
Reproducibility Not specified ±0.1 ±0.1 ±0.3%
BANDPASS, nm 4 2 2 : 0.5, 1, 2, 4 10
MONOCHROMATOR Holographic grating Holographic grating Holographic grating Reflection gratings

WARM-UP TIME, min 5 5 5 15

PATH LENGTH, mm 0.1-100 0.1-100 0.1-100 Not specified
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.01% <0.02% <0.01% NA
340 nm <0.01% <0.02% <0.01% 0.1%
PHOTODETECTOR Photodiode Silicone photodiode PMT Not specified

Accuracy 0.005 A or 1% 0.002 A @ 0.3 A 0.002 A @ 0.3 A 0.002 A @ 1 A

Reproducibility 0.1 A 0.005 A 0.005 A Not specified

Noise at 0 A 0.0002 A <0.00005 A @ 500 nm ±0.00005 A @ 0.001 A

500 nm
Linearity -0.3 to 3 A -0.3 to 3 A -0.3 to 3 A 0.2 @ 0.002-0.4 A

ZERO DRIFT ±0.001 A/hr ±0.0001 A/hr <0.0001 A/hr 0.002 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Yes Not specified
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Not specified Not specified <0.3
DISPLAY Backlit LCD with Backlit LCD with Backlit LCD with LED
scrolling scrolling scrolling
DATA PROCESSING Wavelength scanning, Wavelength scanning, Wavelength scanning, Absorbance,
spectral reprocess, spectral manip- spectral reprocess, transmittance,
water analysis pre- ulation, time course time course plots, concentration,
programmed for 170 plot, superimposed superimposed plots, factor
tests, time course plot, method method and spectral
plots, peak seek, storage, multicell/ storage, multicell/
multiwavelength wavelength measure, wavelength scans and
assays, cell/wave- peak seek deriva- measurement, peak
length programming, tive, autozero, seek, derivatives
method storage reaction kinetics 1-6, autozero,
with plot, histogram reaction kinetics
plot, gel scanning, with plot, turbid
curve fit and stor- sample measurement,
age, formula entry gel scanning **

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* The wavelength range for models 4001 and 4003 is 325-1,000 nm. Models 4002 and 4004 have a wavelength range of 190-1,000 nm. two pages covering
** Other data processing features include curve fit and storage, multicomponent analysis, absorption ratios and differences, the above model(s).
bandwidth area and height, difference spectra, spectral stripping, and formula entry. These specifications
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MODEL CECIL INSTRUMENTS CECIL INSTRUMENTS CECIL INSTRUMENTS CELM

CE4001 : CE4002 : CE7200 CE9200 : CE9500 E 225-D

CE4003 : CE4004
PRINTER Included with 4003 Optional Optional No
and 4004
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE None None None No
H x W x D, cm (in) 20.5 x 48 x 34 19 x 41 x 11.6 19 x 41 x 11.6 38.5 x 28.5 x 21.5
(8.1 x 18.9 x 13.4) (7.5 x 16.1 x 4.6) (7.5 x 16.1 x 4.6) (15.2 x 11.2 x 8.5)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 21 (46.3) 56 (123.5) 56 (123.5) 8 (17.6)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 110/250 110/250 110/250 110/220

Watts 120 250 250 45 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $4,650 : $5,600 : $8,500 $12,500 : $13,750 $3,412
$5,150 : $5,950

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year 6 months

Delivery time, ARO 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks Not specified

Training On-site On-site On-site 2 days on-site
Year first sold 1997 1998 1998 1992

OPTIONS Auto cell changer, Manual/automatic Manual/automatic None specified

return micropipette, cell changer, cell changer,
temperature control, microcell changer, microcell changer,
microcell holder, return micro- return micro-
automatic batch pipette, thermostat pipette, thermostat
sampler system, gel scan, system, gel scan,
reflectance reflectance
accessories, cell accessories, cell
stirring stirring, stop flow
scanning for HPLC

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS None specified. Tablet dissolution Tablet dissolution None specified.
systems and systems and
software. software.

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MODEL ELICO ELICO ELICO ELICO

SL 150 SL 151 SL 159 SL 171

WHERE MARKETED Asia Asia Asia Asia

CE MARK (MDD) No No No No
CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam, Single beam, micro- Single beam
PC based processor based
SCAN SPEED, nm/min Manual 200, 600, 900 900 Manual

LAMP TYPE(S) Deuterium, quartz Deuterium, quartz Deuterium, quartz Quartz halogen
halogen halogen halogen
Life, hr 500 500 500 500

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-1,000 200-1,000 200-1,000 340-1,000

Accuracy ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.5 ±2.5

Reproducibility ±0.2 ±0.2 ±0.2 ±2.5
BANDPASS, nm 2 2 2 5
MONOCHROMATOR Czerny Turner, 1,200 Czerny Turner, 1,200 Czerny Turner, 1,200 600 line/mm ruled
line/mm holographic line/mm holographic line/mm holographic grating
grating grating grating
WARM-UP TIME, min 10 10 10 10
PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 40 Up to 40 Up to 40 10
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.3% <0.3% <0.3% NA
340 nm <0.1% @ 302 nm <0.1% @ 302 nm <0.1% @ 302 nm <0.5%
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode

Accuracy 0.005 A @ 1 A 0.005 A @ 1 A 0.005 A @ 1 A 0.005 A @ 1 A

Reproducibility ±0.002 A @ 1 A ±0.002 A @ 1 A ±0.002 A @ 1 A ±0.001 A @ 1 A

Noise at 0 A Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

Linearity Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

ZERO DRIFT ±0.003 A/hr ±0.003 A/hr ±0.003 A/hr ±0.001 A/hr
Auto compensation Not specified Yes Yes Not specified
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
DISPLAY 3.5-digit, 7-segment Color or monochrome 24 x 2 dot-matrix 3.5-digit, 7-segment
LED VGA CRT LCD LCD
DATA PROCESSING Absorbance, trans- Absorbance, trans- Absorbance, trans- Absorbance, trans-
mittance, concentra- mittance, concentra- mittance, concentra- mittance, concentra-
tion tion, ratiometric, tion, scanning, tion
scanning, multi- multiwavelength,
wavelength, overlay, RS232C
1-4 derivative, time
scan

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MODEL ELICO ELICO ELICO ELICO

SL 150 SL 151 SL 159 SL 171

PRINTER Not specified Optional Optional Not specified

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE 1/year 1/year 1/year 1/year
H x W x D, cm (in) 14.5 x 55.5 x 41.5 14.5 x 55.5 x 41.5 14.5 x 55.5 x 41.5 13.5 x 41 x 31.5
(5.7 x 22 x 16) (5.7 x 22 x 16) (5.7 x 22 x 16) (5.3 x 16 x 12)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 25 (55) instrument 22 (48) instrument, 22 (48) 9 (20)

24 (53) PC

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 230, 50 Hz 230, 50 Hz 230, 50 Hz 230, 50 Hz

Watts 150 VA 150 VA 150 VA 35 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $2,520 $6,960, including PC $3,920 $800

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year

Delivery time, ARO 4-6 weeks 4-6 weeks 4-6 weeks 4-6 weeks
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Year first sold 1992 1992 1993 1995

OPTIONS 40 mm cuvette 40 mm cuvette PC, MS Windows soft- 10 mm test tube

holder holder, printer ware, RS232C inter- holder
face, 40 mm cuvette
holder, printer

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS None specified. None specified. None specified. None specified.

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MODEL GBC GBC GBC HITACHI
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO REPSOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
911A Cintra 10 : Cintra 40 U-2001
Cintra 20
WHERE MARKETED Africa, Asia, Middle Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide
East, South America
CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
CONFIGURATION Split beam Double beam Double beam Double beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 15, 30, 62, 125, 5-7,000 5-7,000 10;100;200;400;800;
250, 500, 1,000 1,200;2,400;3,600
LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Deuterium, tungsten
deuterium deuterium deuterium iodide
Life, hr Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-1,000 190-1,000 : 190-900 190-900 190-1,100

Accuracy ±0.5 ±0.2 ±0.2 ±1

Reproducibility ±0.125 ±0.04 ±0.04 ±0.3
BANDPASS, nm 2 2 : 0.2-5 0.1-2 2
MONOCHROMATOR Holographic grating Czerny-Turner with 2 Littrow monochro- Concave diffraction
holographic grating mators in Czerny- grating
Turner configuration
WARM-UP TIME, min Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
PATH LENGTH, mm 1-100 1-100 1-100 Up to 100
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.05% T <0.02% T <0.003% T <0.5%
340 nm <0.05% T <0.005% T <0.0002% T <0.5%
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode See footnote ** R928 PMT Silicon photodiode

Accuracy ±0.002 A @ 0.5 A ±0.002 @ 1 A, ±0.002 @ 1 A, 0.002 A @ 0.5 A,

±0.001 @ 0.5 A ±0.001 @ 0.5 A 0.004 A @ 0.5-1 A

Reproducibility ±0.001 A ±0.0002 @ 1 A, ±0.0002 @ 1 A, ±0.001 A @ 0-0.5A,

±0.0001 @ 0.5 A ±0.0001 @ 0.5 A ±0.002 A @ 0.5-1 A

Noise at 0 A ±0.0005 A <0.0001 A rms <0.00005 A rms 0.0003 A

Linearity 1% @ 3 A >1% @ 3 A >1% @ 4 A Not specified

ZERO DRIFT <0.002 A/hr <0.0003 A/hr <0.0003 A/hr ±0.003 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Yes Not specified
RESPONSE TIME, sec 0.1 0.0125 0.0125 Not specified
DISPLAY LED CRT CRT LCD

DATA PROCESSING Software for Windows-based Windows-based Not specified

calibration, multi- Spectral software; Spectral software;
wavelength scans, fully integrated fully integrated
maths, derivatives, package with appli- package with appli-
kinetics; storage of cations for automa- cations for automa-
15 programs; ted measurement, ted measurement,
2 RS232 ports; 1 DIN time studies, quan- time studies, quan-
port; 1 parallel tify, multicompo- tify, multicompo-
port nent, color, DNA nent, color, DNA
melt and GLP/GMP; melt and GLP/GMP;
complete with spec- complete with spec-
troscopic language troscopic language

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MODEL GBC GBC GBC HITACHI
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO REPSOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
911A Cintra 10 : Cintra 40 U-2001
Cintra 20
PRINTER Optional Optional Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not required Not required Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 74 x 37 x 29 27 x 68 x 64 27 x 68 x 64 50 x 56 x 25
(29.1 x 14.6 x 11.4) (10.7 x 26.8 x 25.4) (10.7 x 26.8 x 25.4) (20 x 22 x 9.9)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 25 (55.1) 36 (80) 36 (80) 28 (61)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 100/120/220/240 100/120/220/240 100/120/220/240 Not specified

Watts Not specified 200 200 Not specified

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year Not specified

Delivery time, ARO 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks Not specified

Training Yes Yes Yes Not specified
Year first sold 1987 1996 1996 Not specified

OPTIONS Micro cell holder, Micro cell holder, Micro cell holder, None specified
water-thermostat- sipper, XYZ auto- sipper, XYZ auto-
able cell holders, sampler, 7 x 7 and sampler, 7 x 7 and
sipper, Scanmaster 6 x 6 dual carou- 6 x 6 dual carou-
software sels, 6 x 1 linear sels, 6 x 1 linear
movement module, movement module,
water-thermostated water-thermostated
cell holders, cell holders,
Peltier effect cell Peltier effect cell
holders, total holders, total
integrating sphere integrating sphere

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS 7-cell carousel. Windows-based soft- Windows-based soft- None specified.
ware. GLP/GMP and ware. GLP/GMP and
EMC compliant. Meets EMC compliant. Meets
requirements of BP, requirements of BP,
EP, USP, and TGA; EP, USP, and TGA;
ISO 9001 certified. ISO 9001 certified.

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MODEL HITACHI HITACHI JASCO JASCO
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND
U-2010 U-3010 : U-3310 V-530 Series V-550

WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
CONFIGURATION Double beam Double beam Double beam Double beam with
single monochromator
SCAN SPEED, nm/min 10;100;200;400;800; See footnote ** 40; 100; 200; 400; 10-4,000
1,200;2,400;3,600 1,000; 2,000; 4,000
LAMP TYPE(S) Deuterium, tungsten Deuterium, tungsten Tungsten halogen, Tungsten iodide,
iodide iodide deuterium deuterium
Life, hr Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-1,100 190-900 190-1,100 190-900

Accuracy ±0.4 ±0.3 ± 0.5 ±0.3

Reproducibility ±0.2 ±0.05 ± 0.1 ±0.1
BANDPASS, nm 2 0.1, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5 2 See footnote ***
MONOCHROMATOR Concave diffraction Concave diffraction Rowland Concave holographic
grating grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 100 Up to 100 Variable Variable
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.5% <0.015% : <0.0005% <0.04% 0.03%
340 nm <0.5% <0.015% : <0.0005% <0.04% 0.03%
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode PMT Silicon photodiode PMT

Accuracy 0.002 A @ 0.5 A, 0.002 A @ 0.5 A, ±0.002 A @ 0-0.5A, ±0.002 A @ 0-0.5A,

0.004 A @ 0.5-1 A 0.004 A @ 0.5-1 A ±0.004 A @ 0.5-1A, ±0.004 A @ 0.5-1A,
±0.3% T ±0.3% T
Reproducibility ±0.001 A @ 0-0.5A, ±0.001 A @ 0-0.5A, ±0.001 A @ 0-0.5A, ±0.001 A @ 0-0.5A,
±0.002 A @ 0.5-1 A ±0.002 A @ 0.5-1 A ±0.002 A @ 0.5-1 A ±0.002 A @ 0.5-1 A

Noise at 0 A Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

Linearity Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

ZERO DRIFT ±0.0003 A/hr ±0.0004 A/hr ±0.001 A/hr ±0.0004 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Not specified Variable, 4-speed Variable, 4-speed
DISPLAY Color LCD, color CRT Color CRT Graphic LCD display CRT

DATA PROCESSING PC software for PC software for Quantitative analy- Automatic baseline
general purpose general purpose sis, calibration correction,
included; absorb- included; absorb- curve, wavelength quantitative
ance, transmittance, ance, transmittance, scan, baseline cor- analysis, time scan,
concentration modes; concentration modes; rection, time scan, fixed wavelength
programs for wave- programs for wave- fixed wavelength, smoothing, peak
length scanning, length scanning, absorbance/%T, scale picking, integra-
multiwavelength, multiwavelength, change, conversion, tion, derivatives,
time ratio, and time ratio, and auto scale, zoom, zoom, trace, scale
photometry; unlimit- photometry; unlimit- trace peak/valley change, area calcu-
ed method storage ed method storage picking, peak ratio lation

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** Scan speeds are 0.3, 3, 15, 30, 60, 120, 300, 600, 1,200, and 1,800 nm/min. the above model(s).
*** The bandpass selection is 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, L2, L5, and L10 nm (L = with half slit height). These specifications
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MODEL HITACHI HITACHI JASCO JASCO
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND
U-2010 U-3010 : U-3310 V-530 Series V-550

PRINTER Optional Optional Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 50 x 22.5 x 56.5 33 x 67 x 62 20.5 x 48.4 x 47.7 25 x 46 x 59.5
(20 x 8.9 x 22) (13 x 26 x 24) (8.1 x 19.1 x 18.8) (9.8 x 18.1 x 23.4)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 27 (58) 90 (198) 16 (35.3) 30.5 (67.3)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC Not specified Not specified 100/115/200/220/ 100/115/200/220/
230/240 230/240
Watts Not specified Not specified 130 130

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration Not specified Not specified $6,500 $11,500

Warranty Not specified Not specified 1 year, parts and 1 year, parts and
labor labor
Delivery time, ARO Not specified Not specified 30 days 30 days
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Year first sold Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

OPTIONS None specified None specified IBM AT-compatible PC Flow-cell units,

with V series soft- sippers, program-
ware, 6-position able autosamplers,
automatic cell, temperature control
sipper, thermostat- integrating sphere,
able cell holder, single reflection,
micro cell holder, absolute reflec-
cylindrical cell tivity measurement,
holder, flow-cell enzyme analysis,
holder, autosampler, multicomponent
film holder; soft- analysis, film
ware for color, kin- thickness measure-
etics, film thick- ment, color analysis
ness, protein/ and validation
nucleic acid, and
validation
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS None specified. None specified. Variety of sampling Variety of cell
accessories. holders.

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MODEL JASCO JASCO JENWAY JENWAY

V-560 V-570 6300 6400

WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Yes Yes

CONFIGURATION Double beam with Double beam with Single beam Single beam
double monochromator single monochromator
SCAN SPEED, nm/min 10-4,000 10-4,000 NA 166, 400, 1,200

LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten iodide, Tungsten iodide, Quartz halogen Tungsten halogen
deuterium deuterium
Life, hr Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-900 190-2,500 320-920 320-950

Accuracy ±0.3 ±0.3 ±2 ±1

Reproducibility ±0.1 ±0.1 Not specified Not specified
BANDPASS, nm See footnote * See footnote ** 10 5
MONOCHROMATOR Concave holographic Concave holographic Concave holographic Not specified
grating grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
PATH LENGTH, mm Variable Variable Up to 100 Not specified
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm 0.0003% 0.03% NA NA
340 nm 0.0003% 0.03% <0.3% 0.5%
PHOTODETECTOR PMT PbS photocell, PMT Photodiode Not specified

Accuracy ±0.002 A @ 0-0.5A, ±0.002 A @ 0-0.5A, Not specified Not specified

±0.004 A @ 0.5-1A, ±0.004 A @ 0.5-1A,
±0.3% T ±0.3% T
Reproducibility ±0.001 A @ 0-0.5A, ±0.001 A @ 0-0.5A, Not specified Not specified
±0.002 A @ 0.5-1 A ±0.002 A @ 0.5-1 A

Noise at 0 A Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

Linearity Not specified Not specified ±1% 0.005 A @ 1.0 A

ZERO DRIFT ±0.0004 A/hr ±0.0004 A/hr ±0.002 A/hr 0.001 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Not specified Not specified
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Variable, 4-speed Not specified Not specified
DISPLAY CRT LCD Custom LCD LCD

DATA PROCESSING Automatic baseline Automatic baseline Absorbance, trans- Absorbance,

correction, correction, mittance, concentra- transmittance,
quantitative quantitative tion by standard, concentration,
analysis, time scan, analysis, time scan, concentration by analog, Centronics
fixed wavelength fixed wavelength factor, RS232 serial parallel port,
smoothing, peak smoothing, peak port, data acquisi- RS232 serial port,
picking, integra- picking, integra- tion software, data acquisition
tion, derivatives, tion, derivatives, analog output software
zoom, trace, scale zoom, trace, scale
change, area calcu- change, area calcu-
lation lation

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** Stray light at 1,420 nm is .00045, NIR. the above model(s).
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MODEL JASCO JASCO JENWAY JENWAY

V-560 V-570 6300 6400

PRINTER Optional Optional Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 25 x 46 x 59.5 25 x 46 x 59.5 16 x 36 x 27 18 x 52 x 33
(9.8 x 18.1 x 23.4) (9.8 x 18.1 x 23.4) (6.3 x 14 x 11) (7.1 x 20.5 x 13)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 30.5 (67.3) 30.5 (67.3) 5.6 (12) 15 (33)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 100/115/200/220/ 100/115/200/220/ 100/220 ±10%, 100/230
230/240 230/240 50/60 Hz
Watts 130 180 60 Not specified

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $14,500 $18,500 $1,867 $3,015

Warranty 1 year, parts and 1 year, parts and 2 years, parts and 2 years
labor labor labor *
Delivery time, ARO 30 days 30 days 4-6 weeks 4-6 weeks
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Year first sold Not specified Not specified 1996 Not specified

OPTIONS Flow-cell units, Flow-cell units, Printer, 13 and Printer, thermosta-

sippers, program- sippers, program- 15 mm diameter test ted cell holder,
able autosamplers, able autosamplers, tube holders, data 80 mm cylindrical
temperature control temperature control acquisition soft- cell holder, 6-posi-
integrating sphere, integrating sphere, ware tion cell turret,
single reflection, single reflection, sipper pump, vacuum
absolute reflec- absolute reflec- pump, 10 x 50 mm
tivity measurement, tivity measurement, cell holder, data
enzyme analysis, enzyme analysis, acquisition software
multicomponent multicomponent
analysis, film analysis, film
thickness measure- thickness measure-
ment, color analysis ment, color analysis
and validation and validation

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Variety of cell Variety of cell Entry-level specifi- None specified.
holders. holders. cation; small foot-
print; push-button
wavelength selec-
tion; auto wave-
length calibration;
ideal for teaching.

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MODEL JENWAY KONTRON KONTRON KONTRON

6405 UVIKON 922 UVIKON 933 UVIKON 943

WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Yes Yes Yes Yes

CONFIGURATION Single beam Double beam Double beam Double beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 166, 400, 1,200 10; 20; 50; 100;200; 10; 20; 50; 100;200; 10; 20; 50; 100;200;
500; 1,000; 2,000 500; 1,000; 2,000 500; 1,000; 2,000 *
LAMP TYPE(S) Deuterium, tungsten Tungsten halogen; Tungsten halogen; Tungsten halogen;
halogen deuterium deuterium deuterium
Life, hr Not specified 2,000; 500 2,000; 500 2,000; 500

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-950 190-900 190-900 180-900

Accuracy ±1 <0.4 <0.3 <0.3

Reproducibility Not specified <0.1 <0.01 <0.01
BANDPASS, nm 5 2 2 0.3, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6
MONOCHROMATOR Not specified Concave holographic Concave holographic Concave holographic
grating grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min Not specified Immediate Immediate Immediate

PATH LENGTH, mm Not specified Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 100
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm Not specified <0.05% <0.03% <0.02%
340 nm 0.5% Not specified Not specified Not specified
PHOTODETECTOR Not specified PMT PMT PMT

Accuracy Not specified 0.004 A @ 1 A 0.003 A @ 1 A 0.003 A @ 1 A

Reproducibility Not specified 0.001 A @ 1 A 0.0005 A @ 1 A 0.0005 A @ 1 A

Noise at 0 A Not specified 0.0001 A <0.0001 A 0.00005 A

Linearity 0.005 A @ 1.0 A >2.3 A, r2>0.999 >2.7 A, r2 >0.999 >3 A, r2 >0.999

ZERO DRIFT 0.001 A/hr <0.0007 A/hr <0.0004 A/hr <0.0002 A/hr
Auto compensation Not specified Yes Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Automatic Automatic Automatic
DISPLAY LCD CRT, LCD CRT, LCD CRT, LCD

DATA PROCESSING Absorbance, Parameter and file Parameter and file Parameter and file
transmittance, storage, kinetics, storage, kinetics, storage, kinetics,
concentration, differences, stan- differences, stan- differences, stan-
analog, Centronics dard curves with dard curves with dard curves with
parallel port, recalculation, recalculation, recalculation,
RS232 serial port, zooming, peak and zooming, peak and zooming, peak and
data acquisition valley pick, wave- valley pick, wave- valley pick, wave-
software length programming, length programming, length programming,
ratios, overlay, ratios, overlay, ratios, overlay,
log A, 1-4 deriva- log A, 1-4 deriva- log A, 1-4 deriva-
tives tives, multi- tives, multi-
component, Quick component, Quick
BASIC and Turbo BASIC and Turbo
PASCAL macroprogram PASCAL macroprogram

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MODEL JENWAY KONTRON KONTRON KONTRON

6405 UVIKON 922 UVIKON 933 UVIKON 943

PRINTER Optional Optional dot-matrix, All Windows- All Windows-

HP color DeskJet supported printers supported printers
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 18 x 52 x 33 28 x 92 x 55 28 x 92 x 55 28 x 92 x 55
(7.1 x 20.5 x 13) (11 x 36.2 x 21.7) (11 x 36.2 x 21.7) (11 x 36.2 x 21.7)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 15 (33) 42 (92.6) 42 (92.6) 42 (92.6)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 100/230 100/120/220/240, 100/120/220/240, 100/120/220/240,
50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz
Watts Not specified 350 350 350

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $5,134 $11,950 $14,470 $16,830

Warranty 2 years 1 year 1 year 1 year

Delivery time, ARO 4-6 weeks Not specified Not specified Not specified
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Year first sold Not specified 1993 1995 1995

OPTIONS Printer, thermosta- 10-cell autochanger, 10-cell autochanger, 10-cell autochanger,

ted cell holder, sippers, in-cell sippers, in-cell sippers, in-cell
80 mm cylindrical stirrer, stirrer, stirrer,
cell holder, 6-posi- temperature sensors, temperature sensors, temperature sensors,
tion cell turret, thermocontroller, thermocontroller, thermocontrollers,
sipper pump, vacuum long rectangular and long rectangular and autosampler, long
pump, 10 x 50 mm cylindrical path- cylindrical path- rectangular and
cell holder, data lengths, solid lengths, solid cylindrical path-
acquisition software sample holder sample holder lengths, solid
sample holder

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS None specified. Standard thermostat Standard thermostat Standard thermostat
cell holder capable cell holder capable cell holder capable
of microvolume of microvolume of microvolume
samples. Meets samples; runs under samples; runs under
requirements of CSA MS Windows 9x. Meets MS Windows 9x. Meets
and ISO 9001; has requirements of CSA requirements of CSA
CE mark. and ISO 9001; has and ISO 9001; has
CE mark. CE mark.

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MODEL DR LANGE METERTECH METERTECH METROLAB
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
LS 500 SP-810 : SP-830 SP-850 : SP-870 325 : 330

WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Latin America

CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Yes Yes Not specified

CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam Single beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 275-1,100 Not specified Not specified NA

LAMP TYPE(S) Halogen; deuterium Tungsten Tungsten Tungsten

Life, hr 2,000; 800 1,000 1,000 Not specified

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 200-900 330-999 330-999 330-1,000

Accuracy Not specified ±2 ±2 <2

Reproducibility Not specified ±0.5 ±0.5 <1
BANDPASS, nm ≤5 8 8:5 8
MONOCHROMATOR 1,200 lines/mm, Diffraction grating Diffraction grating Blazed holographic
plane grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 5 20 20 15

PATH LENGTH, mm 10 10 10 Up to 100 : Up to 10
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.1% NA NA NA
340 nm Not specified <0.5% <0.5% <0.2% T
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode Not specified Not specified Silicon photodiode

Accuracy 0.2% @ 0.9 A 1% @ 1 A 1% @ 1 A 0.002 A @ 0.4 A

Reproducibility ±0.001 A @ 1 A <1% <1% Not specified

Noise at 0 A Not specified Not specified Not specified 0.001 A

Linearity Not specified 1% 1% ±1%, -0.3 to 2 A

ZERO DRIFT Not specified 0.003 A/hr 0.003 A/hr <0.003 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Not specified Not specified Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Automatic Automatic Not specified
DISPLAY Alphanumeric LED Meter : LED LED : LCD LED

DATA PROCESSING Full microprocessor- Absorbance, Absorbance, trans- Concentration,

based software pack- transmittance : mittance, concentra- transmittance,
age, about 200 pre- Absorbance, trans- tion, factor absorbance
programmed methodol- mittance, concentra-
ogies in residence, tion, factor
free programmable,
multicomponent anal-
ysis, multiwave-
length readings,
nonlinear standard
curves, scanning,
RS232C

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MODEL DR LANGE METERTECH METERTECH METROLAB
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
LS 500 SP-810 : SP-830 SP-850 : SP-870 325 : 330

PRINTER Internal, thermal No : Optional Optional No

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE None 1/year 1/year None
H x W x D, cm (in) 16 x 41 x 45 40 x 30 x 14.5 40 x 30 x 14.5 16.5 x 44 x 36
(6.3 x 16 x 18) (16 x 12 x 5.7) (16 x 12 x 5.7) (6.5 x 17.1 x 14) :
16.5 x 39 x 32
(6.5 x 15.4 x 12.6)
WEIGHT, kg (lb) 21 (46) 9 (20) 9 (20) 9.5 (21) :
8 (17.7)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 220 ±10% 115/230, 50/60 Hz 115/230, 50/60 Hz 110/220

Watts 170 VA Not specified Not specified 50

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $18,000 $950 : $1,150 $1,450 : $2,100 $1,500 : $1,400

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year

Delivery time, ARO 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 2 weeks

Training Yes Not specified Not specified Yes
Year first sold 1988 1991 1991 1990

OPTIONS Thermostat, suction None : Printer Printer 1-100 mm cell

device, flow-through holder, rectangular
unit or cylindrical : Not
specified

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Approved by None specified. None specified. Thermostat cell

DIN VDE 0871/0875, holder included.
DIN 45635 part 13,
and ISO 9001.

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MODEL METROLAB METROLAB MOLECULAR DEVICES MOLECULAR DEVICES
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
1500 : 1500L 1700 SPECTRmax 190 SPECTRmax 340

WHERE MARKETED Latin America Latin America Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Yes Yes

CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam Multiple beam Multiple beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 50-3,600 50-3,600 Variable Variable

LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten Tungsten, deuterium Xenon flash Xenon flash

Life, hr Not specified Not specified 1 billion flashes 1 billion flashes

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 330-1,000 190-1,100 190-850 340-750

Accuracy ±1 ±1 ±2 ±2
Reproducibility ±0.2 ±0.2 ±0.2 ±0.2
BANDPASS, nm 8 2 5 5
MONOCHROMATOR Blazed holographic Blazed holographic Holographic grating Holographic grating
grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 15 15 <20 sec <20 sec

PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 10 : Up to 100 0.1-100 1-10 1-10
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm NA <0.2% NA NA
340 nm <0.2% T <0.5% <0.01% T <0.01% T
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode

Accuracy 0.002 A @ 0.4 A 0.002 A @ 0.4 A ±1% (0-2 A) ±1% (0-2 A)

Reproducibility 0.001 A @ 0.4 A 0.001 A @ 0.4 A CV < 1% CV < 1%

Noise at 0 A Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

Linearity ±1%, -0.5 to 4.5 A ±1%, -0.5 to 4.5 A ±1% (0-2 A) ±1% (0-2 A)

ZERO DRIFT <0.002 A/hr <0.002 A/hr 0 0

Auto compensation Yes Yes NA NA
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Not specified 0.05 0.05
DISPLAY LCD, 4 lines by LCD, 4 lines by 20-character 40-character
20 characters 20 characters alphanumeric alphanumeric
DATA PROCESSING Linear/nonlinear Linear/nonlinear PC/Mac software, PC/Mac software,
quantitative quantitative absorbance, trans- absorbance, trans-
calibration, color, calibration, color, mittance, kinetics, mittance, kinetics,
kinetics, 100 kinetics, 100 end point, scanning, end point, scanning,
methods in memory, methods in memory, multiwavelength multiwavelength
test program, self- test program, self- analysis, concen- analysis, concen-
calibration, bi- calibration, bi- tration, nonlinear tration, nonlinear
chromatic, autozero, chromatic, autozero, standards, peak standards, peak
RS232 interface RS232 interface, maximum maximum
scanning, difference scanning, difference
and absorbance ratio and absorbance ratio
modes, peak and val- modes, peak and val-
ley pick, smoothing, ley pick, smoothing,
scale expansion scale expansion

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MODEL METROLAB METROLAB MOLECULAR DEVICES MOLECULAR DEVICES
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
1500 : 1500L 1700 SPECTRmax 190 SPECTRmax 340

PRINTER 24-column Yes Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE None None Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 12.5 x 42 x 35 (4.9 11.8 x 52 x 42 22 x 58 x 38 22 x 58 x 38
x 16.4 x 13.7) : (4.6 x 20.5 x 16.5) (8.7 x 23 x 15) (8.7 x 23 x 15)
12.5 x 46.5 x 35
(4.9 x 18.1 x 13.7)
WEIGHT, kg (lb) 9 (19.9) : 18 (39.7) 13.3 (29) 13.3 (29)
10.5 (23.2)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 110/220 110/220 110/220, autorange 110/220, autorange

Watts 120 150 <250 VA <250 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $3,780 : $3,990 $6,100 $19,500 including $14,870 including
software software

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year, parts and 1 year, parts and

labor labor
Delivery time, ARO 2 weeks 2 weeks 4-6 weeks 4-6 weeks
Training Yes Yes Not specified Not specified
Year first sold 1993 1992 1998 1995

OPTIONS PC, 80-column PC, 80-column Quartz microplate Instrument

printer, soft Spec- printer, soft Instrument Validation Package
trum Manager, Spectrum Manager, Validation Package
derivatives, peak, derivatives, peak,
smoothing, long- smoothing,
pathlength cell long-pathlength
holder, thermostat cell holder,
cell holder, multi- thermostat cell
component analysis holder,
multicomponent
analysis, automatic
sample changer

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS None specified. None specified. Reads 96-well Reads 96-well
microplates; temper- microplates; temper-
ature control; ature control;
robotics compatible; robotics compatible.
PathCheck sensor.

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MODEL MOLECULAR DEVICES PERKIN-ELMER PERKIN-ELMER PERKIN-ELMER

SPECTRmax PLUS Lambda 10 : Lambda 20 : Lambda 40 :

Lambda Bio 10 Lambda Bio 20 Lambda Bio 40
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Yes Not specified Not specified Not specified

CONFIGURATION Multiple beam Single beam Double beam Double beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min Variable Up to 2,880 Up to 2,880 Up to 2,880

LAMP TYPE(S) Xenon flash Prealigned deuterium Prealigned deuterium Prealigned deuterium
and tungsten-halogen and tungsten-halogen and tungsten-halogen
Life, hr 1 billion flashes Not specified Not specified Not specified

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-1,000 200-900 190-1,100 190-1,100

Accuracy ±1 ±0.2 ±0.1 ±0.1

Reproducibility ±0.2 ±0.2 ±0.05 ±0.05
BANDPASS, nm 2 <2 <1 or <2 fixed 0.5,1,2,4; variable
MONOCHROMATOR Holographic grating Concave holographic Concave holographic Concave holographic
grating grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min <20 sec Not specified Not specified Not specified
PATH LENGTH, mm 1-10 Variable Variable Variable
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm NA 0.02% T 0.01% T 0.01% T
340 nm <0.01% T 0.02% T 0.01% T 0.01% T
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode Photodiode Photodiode Photodiode

Accuracy ±1% (0-2 A) ±0.005 A @ 1 A ±0.003 A @ 1 A ±0.003 A @ 1 A

Reproducibility CV <1% ±0.002 A @ 1 A ±0.001 A @ 1 A ±0.001 A @ 1 A

Noise at 0 A Not specified 0.00015 A 0.00003 A 0.00003 A

Linearity ±1% (0-2 A) Not specified Not specified Not specified

ZERO DRIFT 0 0.002 A/hr 0.00015 A/hr 0.00015 A/hr

Auto compensation NA Yes Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec 0.05 2 2 2
DISPLAY 40-character LCD, stand-alone; LCD, stand-alone; LCD, stand-alone;
alphanumeric no display, PC unit no display, PC unit no display, PC unit
DATA PROCESSING PC/Mac software, Extensive stand- Extensive stand- Extensive stand-
absorbance, trans- alone or PC- alone or PC- alone or PC-
mittance, kinetics, controlled controlled controlled
end point, scanning,
multiwavelength
analysis, concen-
tration, nonlinear
standards, peak
maximum

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MODEL MOLECULAR DEVICES PERKIN-ELMER PERKIN-ELMER PERKIN-ELMER

SPECTRmax PLUS Lambda 10 : Lambda 20 : Lambda 40 :

Lambda Bio 10 Lambda Bio 20 Lambda Bio 40
PRINTER Optional Optional Centronics Optional Optional
inferface
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 22 x 58 x 38 23 x 66 x 56 23 x 66 x 56 23 x 66 x 56
(8.7 x 23 x 15) (9 x 26 x 22) (9 x 26 x 22) (9 x 26 x 22)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 13.6 (30) 26 (57.3) 26 (57.3) 26 (57.3)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 90-240, autorange 100-250, 50/60 Hz 100-250, 50/60 Hz 100-250, 50/60 Hz

Watts <250 VA 259 VA 259 VA 259 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $22,500 including $8,100 : $8,500 $12,000 $15,000 : $15,500
software

Warranty 1 year, parts and 1 year 1 year 1 year

labor
Delivery time, ARO 4-6 weeks Not specified Not specified Not specified
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Year first sold 1997 1996 1996 1996

OPTIONS Quartz microplate Extensive line of Extensive line of Extensive line of

Instrument options and acces- options and acces- options and acces-
Validation Package sories available sories available sories available
for plate and
cuvette

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Reads cuvettes, test Stand-alone versions Stand-alone versions Stand-alone versions
tubes, and 96-well have preprogrammed have preprogrammed have preprogrammed
microplates; temper- application methods application methods application methods
ature control; built in and ready- built in and ready- built in and ready-
robotics compatible; to-run methods for to-run methods for to-run methods for
PathCheck Sensor. instrument perfor- instrument perfor- instrument perfor-
mance validation and mance validation and mance validation and
automatic self- automatic self- automatic self-
check. * check. * check. *

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calculation routines, routines for instrument performance check, and export to other Windows programs.

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MODEL PERKIN-ELMER PERKIN-ELMER PHARMACIA BIOTECH PHARMACIA BIOTECH

Lambda 900 Lambda Bio Novaspec II Ultrospec 1000

WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
CONFIGURATION Double beam Single beam Single beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 0.1-2,400 30-2,880 Not specified Not specified

LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten, deuterium Tungsten, deuterium Tungsten halogen Tungsten halogen,
deuterium
Life, hr Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 185-3,300 200-900 325-900 200-900

Accuracy ±0.08, for UV/Vis ±0.5 ±2 ±2

Reproducibility <0.02, for UV/Vis ±0.2 ±1 ±0.5
BANDPASS, nm 0.05-5 2 <6 5
MONOCHROMATOR Holographic grating Concave holographic Czerny-Turner with Concave holographic
grating holographic grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
PATH LENGTH, mm Variable Variable Up to 10 Up to 50
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.00008% <0.03%T NA <0.2% T
340 nm <0.00008% <0.03%T <0.5% T <0.2% T
PHOTODETECTOR PMT, UV/Vis, PbS,NIR Photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode

Accuracy ±0.003 A 0.0005 A Not specified Not specified

Reproducibility <0.0008 A 0.002 A ±0.5% of ±0.5% of

absorbance value absorbance value to
2 A @ 546 nm
Noise at 0 A <0.00005 A rms <0.0005 A ±0.001 A near 0 A ±0.001 A near 0 A

Linearity Not specified Not specified ±1% or ±0.5% or ±0.005-

±0.005-3 A 2 A @ 546 nm
ZERO DRIFT <0.0002 A/hr <0.002 A/hr ±0.002 A/hr ±0.002 A/hr
Auto compensation Not specified Yes Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified 2 Not specified Not specified
DISPLAY CRT LCD LED Backlit LCD

DATA PROCESSING PC controller via Extensive stand- Absorbance ratio, Absorbance concen-
UV Winlab, Windows- alone absorbance tration, time
based PC software difference, intervals, scan to
kinetics, water chart recorder, %T,
analysis, scan to standard curve
chart recorder

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MODEL PERKIN-ELMER PERKIN-ELMER PHARMACIA BIOTECH PHARMACIA BIOTECH

Lambda 900 Lambda Bio Novaspec II Ultrospec 1000

PRINTER Optional Optional Okidata Optional serial Optional parallel

or built-in
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 30 x 102 x 63 20 x 66 x 56 25 x 36 x 20 19 x 20 x 40
(11.8 x 40.2 x 24.8) (7.9 x 26 x 22) (9.8 x 14.2 x 7.9) (7.5 x 8 x 16)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 65 (143.3) 26 (57.3) 8 (17.6) 6 (13.2)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 90-250 115/230 100-120/200-240 90-265
±10%
Watts Not specified Not specified 50 VA 100 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $52,000 $8,420 $1,995 $3,995

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year

Delivery time, ARO Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Year first sold Not specified Not specified 1991 1997

OPTIONS Various sampling, Software kit, Water-heated cell Water-heated cell

temperature and automatic sampling, holder, test tube holders, long-path-
reflectance automatic cell cover, Venturi length cell holders,
accessories transport action funnel flow electronically
cell, wavelength heated cell holders
scanning software
by PC control

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Available with Over 50 Recorder output, Single-position cell

built-in 60 or preprogrammed RS232C, versatile holder is standard.
150 mm Integrating methods for the cell and test tube Meets requirements
Spheres; optical characterization of holder are all of ISO 9001.
bench for custom- DNA and proteins. standard. Meets
ized applications; Meets requirements requirements of CSA.
±0.30 nm accuracy, of ISO 9001.
<0.08 reproducibil-
ity for NIR. Meets
requirements of ISO
9001.

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MODEL PHARMACIA BIOTECH PHARMACIA BIOTECH PHARMACIA BIOTECH SECOMAM
FAILED TO RESPOND *
Ultrospec 2000 Ultrospec 3000 Ultrospec 4000 Anthelie Series

WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Africa, Asia, Eu-

rope, North America
CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam Single beam Constant beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 6,000 6,000 6,200 100-2,400

LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Deuterium, quartz
deuterium deuterium deuterium halogen
Life, hr Not specified Not specified Not specified 1,000

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-1,100 190-1,100 190-1,100 195-1,000

Accuracy ±1 ±1 ±0.7 ±0.3

Reproducibility ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.2 ±0.1
BANDPASS, nm 3 3 1.8 2
MONOCHROMATOR Concave holographic Concave holographic Concave holographic Holographic grating
grating grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min Not specified Not specified Not specified 10

PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 100 on option
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.025% T <0.025% T <0.025% T <0.04%
340 nm <0.025% T <0.025% T <0.025% T <0.04%
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photocell

Accuracy Not specified Not specified Not specified 0.003 A @ 1 A

Reproducibility ±0.5% of ±0.5% of ±0.5% of ±0.001 A

absorbance value absorbance value absorbance value,
546 nm
Noise at 0 A ±0.001 A near 0 A ±0.001 A near 0 A ±0.001 A near 0 A <0.0001 A

Linearity ±0.5% or ±0.5% or ±0.5% or ±1% @ 0-2 A

±0.003-3 A 0.003-3 A 0.003-3 A
ZERO DRIFT ±0.002 A/hr ±0.002 A/hr ±0.002 A/hr <10% A/24 hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
DISPLAY Vacuum fluorescent Full-graphics LCD PC monitor LCD, video

DATA PROCESSING Absorbance ratio, Absorbance, % T PC software in both Absorbance,

absorbance concentration, Windows 3.1 and 95 transmittance,
difference, absorbance ratio and formats is supplied; concentration,
kinetics, scan to difference, enzyme has suites for kinetics, end point,
chart recorder, kinetics, substrate wavelength scanning, nonlinear
deuterium lamp save concentration (with reaction kinetics, standards, scanning,
test kits), standard time drive, multiwavelength,
curve, multi- quantification, multicomponent, 1-4
wavelength, wave- multiwavelength, derivatives, peak
length scanning, fraction analysis maximum,
50 user-definable turbidimetry, 36
stored methods preprogrammed
methodologies in
residence, RS232C

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MODEL PHARMACIA BIOTECH PHARMACIA BIOTECH PHARMACIA BIOTECH SECOMAM
FAILED TO RESPOND *
Ultrospec 2000 Ultrospec 3000 Ultrospec 4000 Anthelie Series

PRINTER Optional parallel Optional parallel Optional with PC Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified 1/year
H x W x D, cm (in) 19 x 50 x 36 19 x 50 x 36 19 x 50 x 36 20 x 56 x 52
(7.5 x 19.7 x 14.2) (7.5 x 19.7 x 14.2) (7.5 x 19.7 x 14.2) (7.9 x 22 x 20.5)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 13 (28.7) 13 (28.7) 13 (28.7) 20 (44.1)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 90-265 100-240 ±10% 90-265 110/220

Watts 150 VA 150 VA 150 VA 160 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $5,850 $8,250 $9,995 Starting at $9,400
depending on
configuration
Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year 2 years, parts and
labor
Delivery time, ARO Not specified Not specified Not specified 2-6 weeks
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Optional
Year first sold 1995 1995 1996 1994

OPTIONS 4-position long- Built-in sipper, Built-in sipper, Printer/plotter,

pathlength cell 4-position long- 4-position long- thermostat cell
changer, 6-position pathlength cell pathlength cell holder, autosuction,
water-heated cell changer, 6-position changer, 6-position autosampler/diluter,
changer, microvolume water-heated cell water-heated cell electrothermostat by
cell holders and changer, microvolume changer, microvolume Peltier effect,10 mm
cells, sipper, MS cell holders and cell holders and cell holder, soft-
Windows applications cells, Peltier 6- cells, Peltier 6- ware under Windows/
software package for position cell position cell DOS
standard curve, changer changer
enzyme kinetics,
wavelength scanning

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS 6-position automatic 6-position automatic 8-position automatic Dedicated to water
cell changer, cell changer is cell changer is control, teaching,
recorder output, standard; built-in standard. Meets re- routine control
RS232C, stored applications soft- quirements of applications; auto
methods for RNA/DNA ware. Meets require- ISO 9001. 9-cell holder; PC or
quantification are ments of ISO 9001. membrane keyboard;
all standard. Meets microprocessor-
requirements of controlled; resident
ISO 9001; CSA programs. ISO 9001
pending. certified.

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MODEL SECOMAM SECOMAM SECOMAM SECOMAM
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
Pastel Series Pastel UV S.250 Series S.500 Series

WHERE MARKETED Africa, Asia, Eu- Africa, Asia, Eu- Africa, Asia, Eu- Africa, Asia, Eu-
rope, North America rope, North America rope, North America rope, North America
CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam Single beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 0.5, all spectra 0.5, all spectra Not specified 500

LAMP TYPE(S) Quartz halogen Deuterium Quartz halogen Quartz halogen

Life, hr 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 400-700 205-320 334-900 330-900

Accuracy ±2 2 ±1 ±1
Reproducibility ±0.5 0.5 ±0.5 ±0.2
BANDPASS, nm ±6 Not specified ±5 ±5
MONOCHROMATOR Static grating Static mounting Original mounting Original mounting
spectrograph spectrograph grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 0 0 14 10

PATH LENGTH, mm 10, 13, or 16 5-10 10 Up to 40
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm NA Not specified NA NA
340 nm <0.5% Not specified <0.8% <0.8%
PHOTODETECTOR Diodes Diodes Silicon photocell Silicon photocell

Accuracy 0.005 @ 1 A Not specified 0.005 @ 1 A 0.004 @ 1 A

Reproducibility CV >1% CV <1% CV <1% CV <1%

Noise at 0 A <0.001 A @ 450 nm, Not specified <0.001 A, 450 nm, <0.5 A @ 340 nm
<0.002 A @ 2A, 450nm <0.002 A @ 2A, 450nm
Linearity <2% @ 0-2 A Not specified <2% @ 0-2 A ±1% @ 0-2 A

ZERO DRIFT <0.004 A/hr Not specified <0.004 A/hr <0.004 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Not specified Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec 1 1 Not specified Not specified
DISPLAY LCD LCD LED, video LED

DATA PROCESSING Measures in simple Absorbance spectra Absorbance, Absorbance,

absorbance with transmittance, transmittance,
coefficients and concentration, concentration,
with standard, RS232 output, kinetics, end point,
RS232C output kinetics, 49 pro- nonlinear
grammable resident standards, scanning,
methodologies, pro- turbidimetry, 24/50
grammable electro- programmable
thermostat cell methodologies,
holder, spectral programmable Peltier
measurement, sample effect cell holder
ID, quantitative
measurement, multi-
standard curve

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MODEL SECOMAM SECOMAM SECOMAM SECOMAM
FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND * FAILED TO RESPOND *
Pastel Series Pastel UV S.250 Series S.500 Series

PRINTER Optional Optional Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE None 1/year 1/year 1/year
H x W x D, cm (in) 5 x 12 x 30 44 x 37 x 20 41 x 31 x 30 40 x 14 x 31
(2 x 4.7 x 11.8) (17 x 15 x 8) (16.1 x 12.2 x 11.8) (15.7 x 5.5 x 12.2)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 1 (2.2) 7.5 (17) 17 (37.5) 11 (24.3)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 110/220, 9 VDC 110/220 110/220, 12 VDC 110/220

Watts 25 VA 50 VA 25 VA 25 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration Starting at $2,000 $7,990 Starting at $2,555 Starting at $3,950
depending on depending on depending on
configuration configuration configuration
Warranty 1 year, parts and 1 year, parts and 1 year, parts and 1 year, parts and
labor labor labor labor
Delivery time, ARO 2-6 weeks 2-6 weeks 2-6 weeks 2-6 weeks
Training Optional Optional Optional Optional
Year first sold 1995 1995 1992 1987

OPTIONS Printer, carrying Printer Printer, 12 V Printer, autosampler

case cigarette lighter and diluter,
connecting cable, carrying case
carry case, software
for PC

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Dedicated to routine Dedicated to water Dedicated for For applications in
applications in testing/pollution routine applications diagnostics, bio-
diagnostics, water monitoring; clean in industry, technology, water
control, education; analysis; no reagent diagnostics, control, industry,
microprocessor- needed. ISO 9001 environment, or others; micropro-
controlled programs; certified. education; micro- cessor-controlled;
autowavelength sel- processor-controlled autozero; autowave-
ector; portable; PC programs; portable; length selector;
software; membrane autowavelength 24/50 programmable
keyboard. ISO 9001 selector; autozero. methodologies. ISO
certified. ISO 9001 certified. ** 9001 certified. **

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* Specifications current as of December 1996.
** Other specifications include an integrated automatic suction system and pump; a 30 µL flow-through cell; and a built-in
electrothermostat cell holder.

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MODEL SECOMAM SHIMADZU SHIMADZU SHIMADZU
FAILED TO RESPOND *
S.750 Series UV-1201 UV-1201V UV-1601/1601PC :
BioSpec
WHERE MARKETED Africa, Asia, Eu- Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide
rope, North America
CE MARK (MDD) Not specified Yes Yes Yes
CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam with Single beam with Double beam
coupled beam monitor coupled beam monitor
SCAN SPEED, nm/min 200, 500, 1,000 Requires optional Requires optional 160-3,200
program pack IC card program pack IC card
LAMP TYPE(S) Deuterium, quartz Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen Tungsten, deuterium
halogen deuterium
Life, hr 1,000 2,000 Vis, 2,000 Vis 2,000 Vis
500 UV
WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 200-1,100 200-1,100 325-1,100 190-1,100

Accuracy ±1 ±1 ±1.5 ±0.5

Reproducibility ±0.2 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.1
BANDPASS, nm ±2.5 5 5 <2
MONOCHROMATOR Holographic grating Ion-blazed concave Holographic grating Blazed holographic
holographic grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 10 Immediate for survey ** Immediate for survey ** Immediate Vis, 20 UV
PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 50 Up to 100 Up to 100 1-100
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.3% <0.05% T NA <0.05% T
340 nm <0.1% <0.05% T >0.05% T <0.05% T
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photocell Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode

Accuracy 0.004 @ 1 A 0.005 A @ 1 A 0.005 A @ 1 A 0.004 A @ 1 A

Reproducibility CV <1% ±0.002 A @ 1 A ±0.002 A @ 1 A ±0.002 A @ 1 A

Noise at 0 A <0.5 A @ 340 nm Not specified Not specified <0.0005 A @ 500 nm

Linearity ±1% @ 0-2 A Not specified Not specified 3.9 A

ZERO DRIFT <0.004 A/hr ±0.001 A/hr ±0.001 A/hr <0.001 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Turnkey operation Not specified Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified 0.1-0.4 0.1-0.4 Not specified
DISPLAY LED Backlit LCD Backlit LCD Backlit LCD/color
monitor
DATA PROCESSING Absorbance, Photometric mode All program packs Windows environment,
transmittance, with interactive LCD for UV-1201 except zooming, peak pick,
concentration, screen commands; DNA analysis point pick (to 10),
kinetics, end point, optional single- smoothing, arith-
nonlinear wavelength metic between files
standards, scanning, quantitation, time or factor, log, 1-4
multiwavelength, course, kinetics derivatives,
multicomponent, 1-4 differentiation,
derivatives, peak automatic wavelength
maximum, and photometric
turbidimetry, 36 value at cursor,
preprogrammed scale expansion,
methodologies in repeat scan and
residence, RS232C radar ***

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MODEL SECOMAM SHIMADZU SHIMADZU SHIMADZU
FAILED TO RESPOND *
S.750 Series UV-1201 UV-1201V UV-1601/1601PC :
BioSpec
PRINTER Optional Optional Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE 1/year 1/year None 1/year
H x W x D, cm (in) 40 x 14 x 43 18 x 43 x 30 18 x 43 x 30 20 x 55 x 47
(15.7 x 5.5 x 16.9) (7.1 x 16.9 x 11.8) (7.1 x 16.9 x 11.8) (7.9 x 21.7 x 18.5)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 14 (30.9) 11 (24.3) 11 (24.3) 18 (39.6)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 110/220 100/115/220/240 110/220 100/115/220/240
(switch-selectable) (switch-selectable) (switch-selectable)
Watts 75 VA 100 VA 100 VA 160 VA

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration Starting at $6,995 $5,500 $3,750 $8,150
depending on
configuration
Warranty 1 year, parts and 1 year 1 year 1 year
labor
Delivery time, ARO 2-6 weeks 30 days 30 days 30 days
Training Optional Not specified Not specified Included
Year first sold 1990 1990 1993 1994

OPTIONS Printer, thermostat Sipper, automatic Sipper, automatic Ambient and thermo-
cell holder, rotary sample changer, sample changer, electric 6-cell
cell holder, auto- micro flow-through micro flow-through positioner, sipper,
matic suction, auto- cells, thermo- cells, thermo- super micro cells,
matic sampler and electric cell electric cell multi micro cells
diluter, data positioner, analog positioner, analog (8/16 in), program
acquisition soft- recorder, data pack, recorder, data pack, packs, Windows
ware, analog output, 18 program packs 16 program packs software, integra-
software for PCs ting sphere

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Routine control Includes 6-cell 1-cell holder Video display,
applications, holder; LCD has standard. copier/printer, and
teaching, water adjustable contrast all software are
control; micropro- and viewing angle; standard; the
cessor control; RS232 digital BioSpec includes
resident programs; output. software for DNA
autozero; autowave- quantitation and
length selector. protein analysis.
ISO 9001 certified.

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MODEL SHIMADZU SHIMADZU SHIMADZU SPECTRONIC
INSTRUMENTS
UV-2401PC UV-2501PC UV-3101PC SPECTRONIC 20
GENESYS
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Yes Yes Yes Yes

CONFIGURATION Double beam Double beam Double beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 85-1,400 85-1,400 50-1,600 NA

LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten, deuterium Tungsten, deuterium Tungsten, deuterium Tungsten halogen

Life, hr 2,000 Vis 2,000 Vis 2,000 Vis 1,000

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-900 190-900, extendable 190-3,200 325-1,100
to 1,100
Accuracy ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±2
Reproducibility ±0.1 ±0.1 ±0.1 0.5
BANDPASS, nm 0.1-5 0.1-5 0.1-30 8
MONOCHROMATOR High-performance See footnote * 2 sets of triple Holographic grating
holographic grating holographic gratings

WARM-UP TIME, min Immediate Vis, 20 UV Immediate Vis, 20 UV Immediate Vis, 20 UV 30

PATH LENGTH, mm 1-100 1-100 1-100 Up to 50
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm <0.015% T <0.0003% <0.00008% T NA
340 nm <0.015% T <0.0003% <0.00005% T <0.1% T
PHOTODETECTOR PMT PMT PMT, PbS Silicon photodiode

Accuracy 0.004 A @ 1 A ±0.004 A @ 1 A 0.004 A @ 1 A 0.003-0.3 A

Reproducibility ±0.001 A @ 1 A ±0.001 A @ 1 A ±0.002 A @ 1 A Not specified

Noise at 0 A Not specified Not specified Not specified 0.001 A

Linearity 5A 5A 5A Not specified

ZERO DRIFT <0.0004 A/hr <0.0004 A/hr <0.0004 A/hr 0.003 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec 0.1 0.1 0.1 Not specified
DISPLAY Color monitor Color monitor Color monitor 2-line, 20-character
LCD
DATA PROCESSING Windows environment, Windows environment, Windows environment, Absorbance, trans-
zooming, peak pick, zooming, peak pick, zooming, peak pick, mittance, concentra-
point pick (to 10), point pick (to 10), point pick (to 10), tion, standard
smoothing, arith- smoothing, arith- smoothing, arith- RS232, bidirectional
metic calc between metic calc between metic calc between
files or factor, files or factor, 1-4 files or factor, 1-4
log, 1-4 deriv- derivatives, derivatives,
atives, different- differentiation, differentiation,
iation, automatic automatic wavelength automatic wavelength
wavelength and and photometric and photometric
photometric value at value at cursor, value at cursor,
cursor, scale scale expansion, scale expansion,
expansion, repeat repeat scan and repeat scan and
scan and radar ** radar ** radar **

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** Displays all graphed spectra with a single command. Also has a photometric mode with spectrum quantitation, kinetics, and qua the above model(s).
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MODEL SHIMADZU SHIMADZU SHIMADZU SPECTRONIC
INSTRUMENTS
UV-2401PC UV-2501PC UV-3101PC SPECTRONIC 20
GENESYS
PRINTER Optional Optional Optional Optional, built-in

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE 1/year 1/year 1/year Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 27.5 x 57 x 66 27.5 x 57 x 66 25 x 102 x 69 30 x 33 x 19
(11 x 22 x 26) (11 x 22 x 26) (9.8 x 40.2 x 27.2) (12 x 13.2 x 7.6)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) Not specified Not specified Not specified 4.5 (10)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 100/117/200/240 100/120/220/240 100/117/200/240 115, 50/60 Hz;
230, 50/60 Hz
Watts 400 VA 250 VA 400 VA Not specified

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration Not specified Not specified Not specified $1,520

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year 3 years

Delivery time, ARO 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days

Training Included Included Included Not specified
Year first sold 1995 1995 Not specified 1996

OPTIONS Ambient and Ambient and Thermoelectric Printer, long-path

switch-selectable thermoelectric 6-cell positioner, holder, COD holder,
thermoelectric 6-cell positioner, sipper, automatic filter holder
6-cell positioner, sipper, automatic sample changer,
sipper, automatic sample changer, integrating sphere,
sample changer, integrating sphere, batch processor,
integrating sphere, batch processor, micro flow-through
batch processor, micro flow-through cell
micro flow-through cell, kinetics
cell, kinetics, photometrics, color
photometrics, color analysis
analysis

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Includes computer, Includes computer, Includes computer, Languages: English,
software, MS Windows software, MS Windows software, MS Windows Spanish, German,
package. package. package, photo- Portuguese, Czech,
metrics, kinetics, French; total micro-
color analysis, film processor control;
thickness. advanced utility
functions; user
prompts. Meets re-
quirements of CSA.

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MODEL SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC
INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS
SPECTRONIC 20+ : SPECTRONIC 21DUV SPECTRONIC 401 SPECTRONIC Educator
SPECTRONIC 20D+
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Yes Yes Yes No

CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam Single beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min NA NA NA NA

LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten Tungsten, deuterium Tungsten halogen Tungsten

Life, hr Not specified Not specified Not specified 500

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 340-950 200-1,000 325-900 400-900

Accuracy ±2.5 <2 ±2 ±3

Reproducibility 1 <1 ±1 Not specified
BANDPASS, nm 20 10 8 20
MONOCHROMATOR Reflection gratings Czerny-Turner with Holographic grating Reflection grating
reflection grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 30 30 30 30

PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 25 Up to 100 Up to 100 25
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm NA 0.05% T NA NA
340 nm <0.5% T 0.05% T <0.1% T NA
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode

Accuracy ±2% T 0.003 A @ 0.4 A 0.003 A @ 0.4 A ±4% T

Reproducibility Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

Noise at 0 A 0.5% T 0.001 A 0.001 A Not specified

Linearity Not specified 0.2% T Not specified Not specified

ZERO DRIFT 1% T/hr 0.003 A/hr 0.003 A/hr Not specified

Auto compensation No : Yes No Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Not specified Not specified NA
DISPLAY Meter : LED LED LED LCD

DATA PROCESSING NA : Concentration, Concentration, Concentration, Absorbance, trans-

transmittance, transmittance, transmittance, mittance, concentra-
absorbance absorbance absorbance, auto- tion
zero, autowave-
length setting;
401 also has
built-in programs
such as end point,
kinetics, standard
curve, and test
storage

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MODEL SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC
INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS
SPECTRONIC 20+ : SPECTRONIC 21DUV SPECTRONIC 401 SPECTRONIC Educator
SPECTRONIC 20D+
PRINTER No : Optional Optional Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 20 x 41 x 33 22 x 51 x 25 25 x 41 x 36 21 x 41.3 x 33
(7.9 x 16.1 x 13) (8.7 x 20.1 x 9.8) (9.8 x 16.1 x 14.2) (8.25 x 16.25 x 13)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 8 (17.6) 10 (22.1) 12 (26.5) 5.5 (12)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 110-115/220-240 110-115/220-240 115/220 115, 50/60 Hz;
220, 50 Hz
Watts 90 VA 45 : 60 115 Not specified

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $1,575 $4,470 $3,425 $650

Warranty 3 years 1 year 1 year 1 year, parts and

labor
Delivery time, ARO 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Year first sold 1994 Not specified Not specified 1990

OPTIONS Accessory filter Long-path cell Long-path cell Printer, spectro-

kit, square cell holder holder scopy wall chart,
cuvette holder educational manual,
absorption kit

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Analog output (20), 3-position Built-in RS232C Designed for high-
test tube adapters, sensitivity switch; interface; movable school teaching
20D has RS232C universal test tube keyboard; lamp- labs. Meets require-
interface. Meets holder. Meets saver feature. Meets ments of CSA.
requirements of CSA. requirements of CSA. requirements of CSA.

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MODEL SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC TURNER
INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS
SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SP-830
GENESYS 2 GENESYS 2 PC GENESYS 5
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Yes Yes Yes Yes

CONFIGURATION Split beam, dual Split beam, dual Split beam, dual Single beam
detectors detectors detectors
SCAN SPEED, nm/min 200, 600, 1,800, 200, 600, 1,800, Survey scan NA
2,400 2,400
LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Tungsten halogen, Tungsten
deuterium deuterium deuterium
Life, hr 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 200-1,100 200-1,100 200-1,100 330-999

Accuracy ±1 ±1 ±1 ±2
Reproducibility ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.5
BANDPASS, nm 2 2 5 8
MONOCHROMATOR Holographic grating Holographic grating Holographic grating Ebert diffraction
grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 30 30 30 20

PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 13
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm 0.05% 0.05% <0.5% NA
340 nm 0.05% 0.05% <0.5% 0.1%
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode

Accuracy 0.003 A @ 0-0.3 A, 0.003 A @ 0-0.3 A, 0.003 A @ 0-0.3 A, 1%

1% @ 0.3-2 A, 1% @ 0.3-2 A, 1% @ 0.3-2 A,
2% @ 2-3 A 2% @ 2-3 A 2% @ 2-3 A
Reproducibility Not specified Not specified -0.1-3 A; Not specified
0-125% T

Noise at 0 A 0.001 A @ 220 and 0.001 A @ 220 and 0.001 A @ 220 and Not specified
340 nm 340 nm 340 nm
Linearity Not specified Not specified Not specified 1%

ZERO DRIFT ±0.002 A/hr ±0.002 A/hr ±0.002 A/hr ±0.003 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Yes Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec Not specified Not specified Not specified 5
DISPLAY Graphic, backlit Computer CRT, Graphic, backlit LCD 3.5-digit LED
color LCD PC-driven unit w/adjust contrast
DATA PROCESSING RS232C interface, Absorbance, trans- RS232C interface, Absorbance,
Centronics port, mittance, concentra- Centronics- % transmittance
advanced scanning, tion, scanning, compatible printer
optional SoftCards: kinetics, absorbance port, memory Soft-
biochemistry, Soft- ratio, absorbance Cards (accessory)
Drink, applications difference, multiple for storage of test
II SoftCard, wavelengths, deriva- information, appli-
standard curves, tions, area-under- cations SoftCards
kinetics, absorbance curve, 3-point net (accessory) for sur-
ratio, absorbance vey scan kinetics,
difference, perform- absorbance ratio,
ance validation and linear/segmented
standard curve pro-
grams

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MODEL SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC TURNER
INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS
SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SPECTRONIC SP-830
GENESYS 2 GENESYS 2 PC GENESYS 5
PRINTER Optional internal Not specified Optional internal RS232C interface

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified 1/year
H x W x D, cm (in) 21 x 47.9 x 55 21 x 47.9 x 55 21 x 47.9 x 55 14.5 x 40 x 30
(8.3 x 18.9 x 22.3) (8.3 x 18.9 x 22.3) (8.3 x 18.9 x 22.3) (5.7 x 15.7 x 11.8)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 12.3 (27.1) 12.3 (27.1) 12.3 (27.1) 9 (19.8)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 115, 50/60 Hz; 115, 50/60 Hz; 115, 50/60 Hz; 120, 230; 50/60 Hz
230, 50/60 Hz 230, 50/60 Hz 230, 50/60 Hz
Watts Not specified Not specified Not specified 63

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $8,525 $7,415 $6,285 $1,540

Warranty 1 year, parts and 1 year 1 year 1 year

labor
Delivery time, ARO 30 days 30 days 30 days Not specified
Training Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Year first sold 1994 1996 1993 1997

OPTIONS Sipper and tempera- Sipper and tempera- Internal printer, Micro UV quartz
ture control, ture control, adjustable cell cuvettes
Peltier cell holder, Peltier cell holder, holder platform,
long-path cell long-path cell single cell holder,
holders, short-path holders, short-path test tube holder,
adapters, glass adapters, glass long-path cell
filter and glass filter and glass holders, adjustable
sample holders, sample holders, filter holders,
10 µL cells 10 µL cells 10 µL cells

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Pictogram status PC-driven Windows 95 Pictogram status of Auotzero; digital
indicators; standard operating system; lamps, accessories, dial wavelength
automated 8-cell Winspec application SoftCard; alpha- selection; error
holder; 2 SoftCard software. numeric sample message codes; 0-1
slots. identification; VDC analog output
8-position multi- for chart recorder.
cell holder; 2
SoftCard slots;
reference manual.

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MODEL TURNER TURNER VARIAN VARIAN

SP-850 SP-870 CARY 50 Bio : Conc : CARY 100 Bio :

Probe : Scan 100 Conc : 100 Scan
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Yes Yes Yes Yes

CONFIGURATION Single beam Single beam Double beam Double beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min NA NA <1-24,000 0-3,000

LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten Tungsten Xenon Tungsten, deuterium

Life, hr 2,000 2,000 Guaranteed for 2 500

years
WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 330-999 330-999 190-1,100 190-900

Accuracy ±2 ±2 ±0.5 @ 541.9 nm ±0.2

Reproducibility ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.1 <0.08
BANDPASS, nm 8 8 1.5 0.2-4 cont variable
MONOCHROMATOR Ebert diffraction Ebert diffraction Czerny-Turner Single Czerny-Turner
grating grating

WARM-UP TIME, min 20 20 0 15

PATH LENGTH, mm Up to 13 Up to 13 <1-100 1-100
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm NA NA <0.05% 0.02%
340 nm 0.1% 0.1% <0.05% 0.005%
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode Silicon photodiode 2 silicon photo- PMT
diodes
Accuracy 1% 1% ±0.005 A @ 1 A ± 0.0012 A @ 1 A,
± 0.0006 A @ 0.5 A

Reproducibility Not specified Not specified <0.003 A @ 1 A, 0.0008 A @ 1 A

541.9 nm

Noise at 0 A Not specified Not specified <0.0001 @ 500 nm, 0.000085 A @ 500 nm
<0.00015 @ 260 nm
Linearity 1% 1% Not specified Not specified

ZERO DRIFT ±0.003 A/hr ±0.003 A/hr <0.0004 A/hr 0.0003 A/hr
Auto compensation Yes Yes Not specified Yes
RESPONSE TIME, sec 5 5 0.0125-999 0.033-999
DISPLAY 4.5-digit LED 20 x 2 LCD CRT CRT

DATA PROCESSING Absorbance, Absorbance, Applications for Complete with

% transmittance, % transmittance, scanning, quantita- applications
concentration, concentration, tive analysis, development language
factor factor kinetics, routine (ADL) for user
biochemical assays, programming and
plus additional applications
data processing for analyzer; kinetics,
each concentration,
thermal melt
samples

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MODEL TURNER TURNER VARIAN VARIAN

SP-850 SP-870 CARY 50 Bio : Conc : CARY 100 Bio :

Probe : Scan 100 Conc : 100 Scan
PRINTER Printer interface, Printer interface, Optional Optional
RS232C interface RS232C interface
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE 1/year 1/year Not specified Not specified
H x W x D, cm (in) 14.5 x 40 x 30 14.5 x 40 x 30 20.5 x 50 x 59 64 x 33 x 66
(5.7 x 15.7 x 11.8) (5.7 x 15.7 x 11.8) (8.1 x 19.7 x 23.2) (25.2 x 13 x 26)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 9 (19.8) 9 (19.8) 21 (46.3) 45 (99.2)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 120, 230; 50/60 Hz 120, 230; 50/60 Hz Powered from 100/120/220/240
connecting PC
Watts 63 63 NA Not specified

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration $2,180 $3,050 From $8,000 From $11,000

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year

Delivery time, ARO Not specified Not specified 2 weeks Variable

Training Not specified Not specified Yes Yes
Year first sold 1997 1997 1997 1997

OPTIONS Micro UV quartz Micro UV quartz Accessories for Accessories for

cuvettes cuvettes kinetics, tempera- kinetics, thermal
ture probes, fiber- analysis, remote
optic coupler, sampling with fiber-
fiberoptic DIP optic probes,
probe, solid samples quantitative
analysis, color
measurement, filler
calculation, tablet
dissolution

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Keypad for data Automatic stray Full 32-bit software Full 32-bit software
input; decimal key; light filter system running under system running under
autozero; digital selection; keypad Windows 95; fully Windows 95/NT; fully
dial wavelength for data input; GLP compliant with GLP compliant with
selection; error autozero; push- password-protected password-protected
message codes; 0-1 button wavelength file security file security. Meets
VDC analog output selection; error system. Meets requirements of BP,
for chart recorder. message codes; 0-1 requirements of BP, EP, ISO 9001, TGA,
VDC analog output EP, ISO 9001, TGA, and USP.
for chart recorder. and USP.

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MODEL VARIAN VARIAN VARIAN WPA

CARY 300 Bio : CARY 400 Bio : CARY 500 Scan SK110
300 Conc : 300 Scan 400 Conc : 400 Scan Spectrophotometer
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Yes Yes Yes Not specified

CONFIGURATION Double beam Double beam Double beam Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min 0-3,000 0-2,000 0-2,000 (UV/Vis), NA

0-8,000 (NIR)
LAMP TYPE(S) Tungsten, deuterium Tungsten, deuterium, Tungsten, deuterium, Quartz halogen
optional mercury optional mercury 6 V, 10 W
Life, hr 500 2,000, 500 2,000; 500 100

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 190-900 175-900 175-3,300 320-900

Accuracy ±0.2 ±0.1 ±0.1 2

Reproducibility <0.08 <0.025 <0.025, <0.1 (NIR) Not specified
BANDPASS, nm 0.2-4 cont variable 0.01-5 0.01-20 8
MONOCHROMATOR Double grating Double out-of-plane Double out-of-plane Cam-driven blazed
Czerny-Turner Littrow Littrow holographic diffrac-
tion grating *
WARM-UP TIME, min 15 15 15 20
PATH LENGTH, mm 1-100 1-100 1-100 10
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm 0.0005% 0.00008% 0.00008% NA
340 nm 0.0002% 0.00008% 0.00008% ** <0.5% @ 400 nm
PHOTODETECTOR PMT PMT PMT Silicon photocell

Accuracy ± 0.0012 A @ 1 A, ±0.0006 A @ 1 A ±0.0006 A @ 1 A Not specified

± 0.0006 A @ 0.5 A ±0.0003 A @ 0.5 A ±0.0003 A @ 0.5 A

Reproducibility 0.0008 A @ 1 A 0.0008 A @ 1 A 0.0008 @ 1 A Not specified

Noise at 0 A 0.00006 A @ 500 nm 0.00005 A @ 500 nm 0.00005 A @ 500 nm Not specified

Linearity Not specified 0.001 A @ 1 A 0.001 A @ 1 A Not specified

ZERO DRIFT 0.0003 A/hr 0.0002 A/hr 0.0002 A/hr Not specified
Auto compensation Yes Yes Yes Not specified
RESPONSE TIME, sec 0.033-999 0.033-999 0.033-999 3
DISPLAY CRT CRT CRT 4-digit LED

DATA PROCESSING Complete with Complete with Complete with Absorbance, kinetics
applications applications applications via S110K module,
development language development language development language 0-2 V x 0-2 A,
(ADL) for user (ADL) for user (ADL) for user 2 x 4 mm sockets
programming and programming and programming and
applications applications applications
analyzer; kinetics, analyzer; kinetics, analyzer; kinetics,
concentration, concentration, concentration,
thermal melt thermal melt thermal melt
samples samples samples

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MODEL VARIAN VARIAN VARIAN WPA

CARY 300 Bio : CARY 400 Bio : CARY 500 Scan SK110
300 Conc : 300 Scan 400 Conc : 400 Scan Spectrophotometer
PRINTER Optional Optional Optional Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE Not specified Not specified Not specified 1/year
H x W x D, cm (in) 64 x 33 x 66 99 x 33 x 66 99 x 33 x 66 12 x 37 x 30
(25.2 x 13 x 26) (39 x 13 x 26) (39 x 13 x 26) (4.7 x 15 x 12)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 45 (99.2) 53 (116.9) 53 (116.9) 5.3 (12)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 100/120/220/240 110/120/220/240 100/120/220/240 220/240, 110

Watts Not specified 800 VA maximum 800 VA maximum Not specified

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration From $15,000 From $40,000 From $45,000 £1,295

Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year 2 years, parts and

labor
Delivery time, ARO Variable Variable Variable 4 weeks
Training Yes Yes Yes None required
Year first sold 1997 1997 1997 1989

OPTIONS Accessories for Accessories for Accessories for Kinetics module

kinetics, thermal kinetics, thermal kinetics, thermal S110K
analysis, remote analysis, remote analysis, remote
sampling with fiber- sampling with fiber- sampling with fiber-
optic probes, optic probes, optic probes,
quantitative quantitative quantitative
analysis, color analysis, color analysis, color
measurement, filler measurement, filler measurement, filler
calculation, tablet calculation, tablet calculation, tablet
dissolution dissolution dissolution

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Full 32-bit software Full 32-bit software Full 32-bit software Applications for
system running under system running under system running under serum biochemistry,
Windows 95/NT; fully Windows 95/NT; fully Windows 95/NT; fully routine QC applica-
GLP compliant with GLP compliant with GLP compliant with tions, environmental
password-protected password-protected password-protected monitoring,
file security. Meets file security. Meets file security. Meets teaching.
requirements of BP, requirements of BP, requirements of BP,
EP, ISO 9001, TGA, EP, ISO 9001, TGA, EP, ISO 9001, TGA,
and USP. and USP. and USP.

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MODEL WPA

UV1101 Filter
Photometer
WHERE MARKETED Worldwide

CE MARK (MDD) Not specified

CONFIGURATION Single beam

SCAN SPEED, nm/min NA

LAMP TYPE(S) Xenon flash tube

Life, hr >1 million flashes

WAVELENGTH, nm
Range 220-700, filters

Accuracy ±2
Reproducibility <±0.1
BANDPASS, nm 10
MONOCHROMATOR Interference filters

WARM-UP TIME, min 0

PATH LENGTH, mm 10 *
STRAY LIGHT
220 nm Not specified
340 nm Not specified
PHOTODETECTOR Silicon photodiode

Accuracy ±0.005 A @ 0.5 A

Reproducibility ±0.002 A @ 0.5 A

Noise at 0 A Not specified

Linearity Not specified

ZERO DRIFT Not specified

Auto compensation Not specified
RESPONSE TIME, sec <1
DISPLAY 2 x 16 char alpha-
numeric dot matrix
DATA PROCESSING Absorbance,
concentration,
δ A/min,
δ A/min x
factor, kinetics,
RS232

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* Accepts semimicro and micro cuvettes (100 µL). two pages covering
the above model(s).
These specifications
continue onto the
next page.

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MODEL WPA

UV1101 Filter
Photometer
PRINTER Optional

PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE 1/year
H x W x D, cm (in) 10 x 25 x 25
(3.9 x 9.9 x 9.9)

WEIGHT, kg (lb) 3 (6.6)

POWER REQUIREMENTS,
VAC 220/240, 110

Watts Not specified

PLANNING & PURCHASE

List price,
std configuration £1,100 *

Warranty 2 years

Delivery time, ARO 4 weeks

Training None required
Year first sold 1996

OPTIONS Printer, thermo-

static cell holder
(37°C)

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Applications for

enzyme kinetics, in-
dustrial QC, brew-
ing, biotechnology,
DNA analyses, clin-
ical biochemistry,
pathology, teaching.

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* £1,275 with thermostated 37°C cuvette holder .

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