Nice Benchtop Centrifuge

Seoul National University
Biology
Postdoctoral Researcher

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

Sorvall Legend Micro 17 Centrifuge

Catalog Number:

75002430

This is an essential centrifuge that I use for my daily research.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Various sample preparation protocols involving centrifugation.

Tips

The rubber band that tightens the lid sometimes does not fit well. So we remove the rubber band sometimes, which increases noise.

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Good design, convenient to set the rpm and time

The Bad

Makes noise as it gets older

The Bottom Line

My lab has several of this model, and some of them started making weird sounds even when samples are spun at low rpm. The repair service costs more than the price of the centrifuge itself, so my labmates are using it without fixing. Therefore, I try not to use the maximum speed for safety. Other than this, I like this centrifuge more than the Eppendorf one which has a spinning knob to set the speed and time.

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