HEKA's pipette holder are made of extremely low-noise polycarbonate, offers two major improvements that virtually eliminate pipette movement and air leakage by elongation of the holder's cap and addition of a third O-ring.
The longer cap allows for the insertion of a small polycarbonate cylinder, keeping the first O-ring firmly in place, even after removal of the cap for cleaning purposes.
The second O-ring is nestled at the other end of the short cylinder featuring a precision mill cut that holds it in place.
The design provides the highest pipette stability, eliminates air leaks, and extends the life time of O-rings. Most importantly, this holder will increase the rate of successful recordings and increase productivity.
All amplifiers (EPC 10 USB and EPC 800 USB) come with our standard pipette holder for glass capillaries with an outer diameter of 1.5 mm. They are equipped with a BNC connector to fit to the headstages of the patch clamp amplifiers EPC 10 USB, EPC 10, EPC 9, EPC 800 USB, EPC 8, EPC 7 or potentiostat PG 300.
For your special requirements, instead of the 'standard' pipette holder (1.5 mm), modified holders for outer diameters of 1.0, 1.3, 1.7 and 2.0 mm are available on request without extra charge. Please specify when ordering.
BNC-Type Pipette Holder
The new standard pipette holder (BNC-type) will replace the above mentioned BNC-type while keeping the performance on the same level:
Order Number for Pipette Holders (new BNC-type):
1.0 mm OD (895227)
1.3 mm OD (895228)
1.5 mm OD (895229)
1.7 mm OD (895230)
2.0 mm OD (895231)
BNC connector with Gold Pin to connect the silver wire (new BNC-type):
Electrode Connector Pin (895226)
Back end sealing O-ring for air tight seal between pipette holder and electrode connector pin (pack of 10):
O-Ring for New BNC-type Pipette Holder, back end (895232)
SMA-Type Pipette Holder (S-Probe only!)
If you are using a S-Probe instead of a Red Star Headstage you would need the SMA-type pipette holder.
Order Number for Pipette Holders (SMA- type, S-Probe only!):
1.0 mm OD (895148)
1.3 mm OD (895149)
1.5 mm OD (895150)
1.7 mm OD (895151)
2.0 mm OD (895152)
Gold Thread with Gold Pin to connect the silver wire (SMA-type):
Electrode Connector Pin (895146)
Back end sealing O-ring for air tight seal between pipette holder and electrode connector pin (pack of 10):
O-Ring for SMA-type Pipette Holder, back end (895232)
This adapter is needed to connect the model cell MC 9/10 to the S-Probe.
SMA to BNC Adapter for S-Probe (895334)