Specification
  ELC-03M (EPMS - Module)
      
HEADSTAGE:
Input voltage range: ±10 V, other ranges possible
Operating voltage: ±15 V
Enclosure: Size: 23 x 70 x 26 mm, grounded
Headstage connector: 8-pole DIN connector
Electrode connector: BNC with driven shield
Ground connector: 2.6 mm banana jack
Reference electrode connector: SMB connector (optional)
Input resistance: >10E+13 Ohms (internally adjustable)
Current range: ±120 nA into 100 MOhm, other ranges possible


       
Headstage with mounting plate              

 
Headstage with rod          


ELECTRODE PARAMETER CONTROLS:
Offset: range ±100 mV, ten-turn control
CC capacity compensation: range 0 – 30 pF, ten-turn control
VC capacity compensation: time constant and amplitude adjustable with (tau-fast) trim-pots, min. response time: 30 µs
Bias control (CC only): range ±150 pA, current adjustable with trim potentiometer


BRIDGE BALANCE:
0-100 MOhms (0-1000 MOhms possible): Adjustable with ten-turn control

ELECTRODE RESISTANCE TEST:
Sensitivity 100 mV/MOhm: application of square current pulses ±1 nA
Display: 3 ½ digit, XXXX MOhms, activated by push-button
(same as POTENTIAL display)

BANDWIDTH AND SPEED RESPONSE:

Full power bandwidth (REL = 0): >30 kHz, rise time (10% - 90%)
<10 µs (REL = 100 MOhms)
<5 µs (REL = 5 MOhms)

OUTPUTS:
Output impedance: 50 Ohms
Max. voltage: ±12 V
Current output: BNC connector, sensitivity V/nA,
Current output sensitivity: Rotary switch, range: 0.1, 1, 10
Current display: 3 ½ digits, XX.XX nA, resolution 10 pA
Potential output x1: BNC connector, sensitivity 1 mV/mV
Potential output: BNC connector, range: 10, 100, 1000
Potential/Current low-pass filter: 3-pole BESSEL filter (other options available), attenuation: -18 dB/octave, corner frequency: 2 kHz
Potential high-pass filter: 1-pole BESSEL filter (other options available), attenuation: -6 dB/octave, corner frequencies (Hz): 1, 10, 50, 100, 500

DIGITAL DISPLAYS:
Display mV/MOhms: 3 ½ digits, XXXX mV or XXXX MOhms
Display current: 3 ½ digits, XX.XX nA

INPUTS:
Input impedance analog: 100 kOhms
Input range: ±12 V
Input impedance digital (TTL): 10 kOhms
Input TTL: range: 0-5 V, LO: <0.8 V, HI: >1 V, max. 12 V
Options

ELC-03M   Amplifier module
   Amplifier for loose-patch, extracellular and intracellular recordings
   in CC and VC mode and electroporation 

EH-01   Electrode holder, BNC
   Holder with one port for patch electrodes

EH-03   Holding bar
   Holding bar for electrode holder, bar length: 8cm, cable length: 45cm

 

 

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