Excellent condition. Stainless interior and microplate shuttle system are clean and complete. Unit was gently used at a premiere state facility with a regular maintenance routine. Motor assembly appears to work well, setting itself to home position upon starting.
Facility Testing: Temperature and CO2 response were verified over a 5-day test cycle. Stable results across the board. The system was left set at 37°C and 5% CO2, maintaining both parameters with little to no variance. Door sensor and Temp/CO2 alarms functioned perfectly.
Included in listing: All photos are of the actual unit being sold. Comes as shown with power cable and 2x 23 slot microplate stackers.
**CO2 tank, regulator and hose were for testing purposes only and are not included.**
Manufacturer Description
The Thermo Scientific Cytomat 2-C is a compact, high-reliability automated CO2 incubator engineered for seamless integration into robotic laboratory workstations. Featuring a classic, low-maintenance foil control panel with clear digital displays, this system delivers the pristine environmental uniformity required for sensitive cell-based and microbial microplate assays without the unnecessary complexity of touch-screen firmware. The cornerstone of the Cytomat 2-C design is its specialized automated access gate and rapid Plate Shuttle System (PSS). By cycling plates through a minimized opening in under 20 seconds, the main chamber experiences virtually zero fluctuations in temperature, moisture, or gas concentration, eliminating recovery times and dramatically decreasing evaporation rates across microplate wells.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity: Accommodates up to 46 standard SBS microplates (utilizing two 23-slot stackers)
- Temperature Range: Ambient +8°C up to 50°C
- Temperature Protection: Integrated Class 3.1 overtemperature protection according to DIN 12880
- Humidity Control: Stable high-level humidity up to 95% r.H. via passive internal water reservoir design
- Plate Access Time: Under 20 seconds via internal automated plate shuttle assembly
- Control Interface: Classic tactile foil panel with independent digital displays for temperature, humidity, and gas parameters
- Chassis Construction: Corrosion-resistant, mirror-polished high-grade stainless steel inner chamber
- Electrical Requirements: 120V, 50/60 Hz, 660W
- Value-Add: Features removable, fully autoclavable and dry-heat sterilizable stainless steel stacker towers with ventilation slots designed specifically to guarantee uniform horizontal gas and thermal distribution.
System Compatibility
The Cytomat 2-C is an industry-standard platform built for universal hardware and software workcell integration:
- Microplate Versatility: Accepts standard 96-well, 384-well, and 1536-well SBS footprint microplates (capacity varies based on plate pitch/height).
- Robotic Integration: Single point of integration allows robotic arms (e.g., precise articulation tracks or collaborative lab grippers) to fetch samples from a single, static taught position.
- Software Connectivity: Controlled via robust serial communication protocols and standard lab automation software drivers.
Applications
The ideal environmental storage engine for continuous, high-volume automated assay lines:
- High-Throughput Screening (HTS): Providing a rock-solid, climate-controlled incubation repository for continuous robotic cell assays.
- Assay Preparation & Storage: Minimizing edge-effects and evaporation variance across microplate wells during extended automated testing runs.
- Microbial Culturing: Maintaining tight parameter distribution for long-term growth curves managed by external automation loops.
