Equipment List

Certain tools and supplies are required for using the NE-CAT Robot.  This section details the tools, cryopucks, bases and pins acceptable for use on the Robot.

Puck Set and Tools

Only Uni-Pucks are supported at NE-CAT.  If you have ALS-Style pucks, these can be used on 24-ID-E.  If you do not have Uni-Pucks, you may borrow a set through our Puck Loan Program.  If you are purchasing new Uni-Pucks, you should choose the free option to have barcodes etched onto the pucks.

Pucks and Tools can be obtained directly from Crystal Positioning Systems or through MiTeGen.

Qty. Part # Item Price/Each (USD)
1 CP-111-030 Bent Cryo Tong 130 130
1 CP-111-027 Puck Dewar Loading Tool aka Puck Pusher 175 175
1 CP-111-026 Puck Wand 150 150
7 CP-111-021 Universal V1-Puck 425 2975
CP-111-035 ALS style Puck Quote Required
1 CP-111-029 Shelved Puck Shipping Cane* (ALS-Style) 1250 1250
1 CP-111-028 Puck Separator Tools (aka Puck Separator and Base Support) 350 350
Total 5030

Bases

18mm sample pins should be used with SPINE bases.  We recommend Hampton Research SPINE HT, MiTeGen SPINE or Molecular Dimensions CryoCaps. ALS-style bases may work, but any failure to mount or dismount will result in sample loss.  Staff will not attempt to recover samples on unsupported bases.

SSRL bases are not compatible with the NE-CAT automounter.  CrystalCap Copper Magnetic and the original CrystalCap Magnetic Bases (such as the ones used with SSRL-style robots) do not work with the automounter. Original CrystalCap magnetic bases feature a flat ledge. Collision between the ledge and the gripper prevents the gripper from grabbing the base, resulting in a failure to mount and/or dis-mount the sample. Yale pins and non-magnetic screw cap bases will not work with the automounter.

Pins

All pins for the NE-CAT Automounter must be 18mm in length. We do not support copper pins. You may use pins and loops from Hampton Research,  Molecular Dimensions Ltd., or  MiTeGen.

If you are using an adjustable Hampton pin, 18mm corresponds to breaking off the two end segments of a Hampton pin.