NE-CAT Robot Automounter Equipment List
Equipment Required
Puck Set / Tools
| Both ALS-Style Pucks and Uni-Pucks can be used in the NE-CAT Robot Automounter. | |
| (Click on image to enlarge) | |
|
ALS-Style Cryo Pucks
|
V1 Uni-Puck
|
| (Click on image to enlarge) | |
|
Tools
|
Shipping Cane
|
Ordering Information
September 2009 - Due to the death of Peter Boyd, a source for ALS-Style Puck sets and tools is currently not available.
ALS-Style Pucks Sets and Tools can be ordered from:Peter Boyd
Boyd Technologies
Box 95
Manchester, CA 95459
phone: (707) 882-1630
cell: (707) 484-7571
fax: (707) 882-1745
email: pbboyd@earthlink.net
website: http://www.boydtechnologies.com/
| Qty. | Part # | Item | Price/Each (USD) | |
| 1 | CR-BT | 10" bent cryo tong | 130 | 130 |
| 1 | CR-B | 10" straight cryo tong | 130 | 130 |
| 1 | CR-PP | Puck pusher | 150 | 150 |
| 1 | CR-PW | Puck wand | 150 | 150 |
| 7 | CR-PUCK | Cryo puck | 60 | 420 |
| 7 | CR-PLID | Magnetic cryo puck lid | 110 | 770 |
| 1 | CR-CANE | Cryo puck shipping cane* | 1000 | 1000 |
| 1 | CR-PST | Puck separator tool | 350 | 350 |
| Total | 3100 | |||
NE-CAT has ALS-Style Pucks and Tools available for loan. Please contact an NE-CAT Staff Scientist to discuss using our pucks and tools.
Uni-Pucks can be ordered from:
Crystal Positioning Systems
7400 Van Camp Rd.
Girard, PA 16417
(814) 474-4902
V1 Uni-Puck $370
Part number: CP-111-021
This is the entire puck assembly and includes both base and lid.
Crystal Positioning Systems
7400 Van Camp Rd.
Girard, PA 16417
(814) 474-4902
V1 Uni-Puck $370
Part number: CP-111-021
This is the entire puck assembly and includes both base and lid.
Bases
| Only CrystalCap Magnetic ALS and CrystalCap HT bases are accepted for use with the Robot. |
| (Click on image to enlarge) |
|
CrystalCap Copper Magnetic, MAR Spine Pins and the original CrystalCap Magnetic Bases (such as the ones used with SSRL-style robots) do not work well with the NE-CAT Automounter. Original CrystalCap magnetic bases feature a flat ledge and thicker bases which causes overextension and sample bouncing upon return to the puck.
Ordering Information
Bases can be obtained from Vineburg Machining Inc. or Hampton Research.Hampton Research CrystalCap Magnetic
Part Number HR4-779 (ALS)
Hampton Research CrystalCap HT
Part Number HR8-112
Pins
All pins for the NE-CAT Automounter must be 18mm in length. Copper pins are not allowed. Make sure that none of your pins are bent. Bent pins cause the robot to jam. You may use Hampton pins and loops or LithoLoops from Molecular Dimensions Ltd.
LithoLoops can be purchased pre-mounted on an 18mm pin. We recommend LithoLoops because they are less-likely to sway in the LN2 dewar during autofill and will minimize sample loss.
Ordering Links
The image below details the assembled ALS-style base+pin ("18 mm") which is the preferred design for the Robot. The dimensions are fairly critical here, and the most important one from the Robot's standpoint is the distance from the inside mounting surface (which corresponds with the top of the goniometer magnetic mount) to the center of the crystal = 20.3mm ± 1mm.
