The BVC-700A is a microelectrode preamplifier has both Bridge Current Clamp and Continuous Voltage Clamp capability. The BVC-700A was designed to serve a wide variety of applications including:
- Continuous Voltage or Current Clamping
- Patch pipette recording
- Intracellular recording
- Extracellular recording (with the optional 8024-15 headstage).
The BVC-700A is a complete instrument with DC and pulsed voltage clamping and current passing capability, filtering, electrode impedance testing, a LCD voltage, current and electrode impedance meter. The optional BUZ-1 Universal Buzz Box adds amplitude, duration and frequency features for rupturing into cells (buzzing).
When ordered the BVC-700A is supplied with a standard headstage (7001, N=0.1) and operates at all standard power supplies. A pipette holder is required and will need to be ordered separately (HB120 or HB180).
Features:
- Operates as both a Bridge Current Clamp and a Continuous Voltage Clamp Amplifier.
- Small Box Probe in five current ranges with automatic decimal point selector on meter
- Gated Independent Step Command current or voltage generator with a three digit digital push wheel programming dial.
- LED indicator lights for headstage multiplier and meter mode
- Buzz control to facilitate cell penetration
- Small size takes up less rack space, yet is uncluttered, easy to use, with well defined controls
- Optional 1000 Gain AC Coupled Headstage for extracellular recording
- The Bridge Balance control doubles as a Series Resistance control in the Voltage Clamp Mode
- Now Two Ranges for external I Clamp- Selectable between 20 nA/V or 100 nA/V scaled by the headstage multiplier
Warning: This equipment is not intended for use in human applications or human experimentation.