MiniAmp™ Plus Thermal Cycler REX Extended Warranty Package, System + 3 yr REX ext warranty - FAQs

The default admin password/PIN is 0000 + the last 4 digits of the instrument serial number. For example, if the serial number was 1101234567, then the default admin password would be 00004567.

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The password for the MiniAmp Plus Thermal Cycler is 0000 plus the last four digits of the instrument serial number. For example, if the instrument serial number is 123456789 then the password would be (00006789).

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There is no universal ramp rate for a thermal cycler because both the block and sample ramp rates are different for each thermal cycler. The sample ramp rate changes with the volume of the sample since more time and energy are required to heat higher sample volumes. The ramp rate may also need to be changed for a particular PCR assay or primer pair if you are trying to use the same PCR assay on two different thermal cyclers, for example.

As a reference, the block ramp rate commonly used with DreamTaq Polymerase on the MiniAmp thermal cycler is 3.0 C/sec. In a 50 µL PCR reaction, this translates to a sample ramp rate of ~1 C/sec.

Please refer to the following application note for further information about thermocycler ramp rates: https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/brochures/Thermal_Cycler_Ramp_RatesAppNote.pdf

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