(Click to see larger image) Newly updated economical full-featured pipet puller!!!

Narishige's PC-100 glass micropipette puller is a dual-stage vertical pipette puller system that provides reliable and consistent production of micropipets / glass needles with tip sizes ranging from 10 microns (10µm) to tenths of a µm.

The PC-100 incorporates several key features that make it an ideal choice for producing microinjection needles and pipettes for patch clamp experiments. The built-in power source is specially stabilized to deliver a uniform amount of current to the heating coil each time to make uniform glass needles and pipettes. The pulling force is provided by the earth's gravity, so you can't get much more stable or reliable than that. There are no electromagnetic coils to burn out. The force can be varied by adding or removing the included weight blocks (all of which are shown installed in the photo).

Heater levels for both single and double pull operations can be adjusted, and the heater level is shown by a highly-visible digital display.

During the pulling process, micropipettes are shielded from air currents by the use of an acrylic shroud. This excludes external drafts that might otherwise affect the shape and size of the micropipette.

Two pairs of weights (two light and two heavy) are provided for adjustment of the pulling force. Also included are a spare heater coil (PC-10H), and a sample of 1.0mm I.D. glass microcapillary tubes with internal glass fiber (GD-1).

Narishige now offers the more automatic and full-featured PC-100 to replace the old PC-10, PP-830, PP-83, and even older model PB-7. It serves as a lower-cost and more robust alternative to Sutter's P-30. In fact, we use the PC-100 here at Tritech Research to pull our pre-pulled microcapillary needles (see MINJ-PP) that we sell for C. elegans, Drosophila, Xenopus, Zebrafish, and transgenic mouse work.

Specification

Accessories included	GD-1 Glass Capillary with filament sample pack, Spare PC-10H Heater, Power Cord
Power source	100VAC-240VAC
Power consumption	Approx. 70W
Heater level	100 = heater voltage 2.5V
Pulling Weights	25g x 2, 100g x 2
Dimensions/Weight	W205 x D190 x H185mm, 3.5kg

Consumable

Model	Product	Description
PC-10H	Heater	Kanthal wire (x5)

FAQ's

Q: How can I troubleshoot my broken PC-100 to find out what the issue is? For example, if the display only reads 0.0 and will not increase nor will the coil heat when the red button is pushed. >click here<