ControlsheatingblanketsheatlampsorheatingpadCanbeusedforbothheatingandcoolingapplications110to230VAClineoperationControlRangeof-100to+400°CResolution0.1°C
TheTCAT-2familyofgeneralpurposePIDAuto-tuningControllersprovidesaccuratetemperaturecontrolinavarietyoflaboratoryapplications.Combinedwithaheatlamporheatingpad,theTCAT-2maybeusedtomaintainthebodytemperatureofanesthetizedanimalsduringsurgeryorstereotaxicprocedures.Smallanimalcagesareeasilywarmedwithaheatlamp.TheTCAT-2mayalsobeusedincoolingapplications,suchastocontrolindependentperfusatecoolingsystems.Realizingthatlaboratoryapplicationsarediverse,severalversionsoftheTCATControllerareprovided.Themodelspecifieddependsonwhetheralaboratoryhasageneralorspecificneedforthecontroller:TCAT-2AC:ThisversioncontrolsonlyACpoweredheatingorcoolingdevicessuchasaheatlamp.Itistheleastcostly.TCAT-LV:Thismodelprovidesalow-voltageDCoutputforelectricallysensitiveapplicationswhereACfrequenciesmightinterferewithothermonitoringdevices.ItcomesstandardwithabuiltinDCpowersupplydesignedtooperatewithourHP-1MHeatingPlateforsmallrodents.TheTCAT-2LVutilizesadualsetpointcontrolcircuittopreventaheatingelementfromovershootingthecontrolpointduetothermallaginthecontrolsystem.Thisisanimportantfeatureinpreventingburnsduetoincorrectcontrolsettingsorfaultyfeedbacksensor.Onacustombasis,wecanprovideavarietyofDCpowersuppliesDependingontheloadpowerrequirements.TCAT-2DF:ThisisacombinationversionwhichincludesbothanACoutletforcontrollingprimarilyresistanceloadssuchasheatlamps,ACpoweredwarmingblanketsandalow-voltage,low-noise"DCoutputforheatingpads.Thisversionallowsyoutocontrolavarietyofdifferentloads.AllTCAT-2versionsmaybeusedwithanyofourextensivelineofaccurateTypeTThermocoupleprobes,whichactasthetemperaturefeedbacksensor.MostcommonlyusedaretheRETseriesofanimalrectalprobes,buttheITseriesofimplantableflexIBLeprobesandMTseriesofneedleprobesmayalsobeuseddependingonthespecificapplication.Allinstrumentsaredesignedtooperateona110Vor230VACsupply.Theunitcomesinadurablebakedenamelpaintedaluminumhousing.Adjustablefrontfeetallowtheusertoraisethefrontofcontrollertoprovideamoreconvenientviewingangle.Aheat/coolswitchisprovidedwhenusingthecontrollerwithcoolingdevicessuchassmallrefrigerationcompressorsorthermoelectricstages.Inthecoolingmodeitinvertsthecontrolfunctionandshutsofftheloadwhenfeedbacksensortemperaturefallsbelowthesetpoint.Asmalllamponthefrontofthecontrolunitindicateswhenpowerisbeingappliedtotheload.TheTCAT-2issimpletoset-up;connectthefeedbacksensortotheanimalandtothebackofthecontroller,connecttheheatingpad,blanket,lamporcoolingdevicetotheappropriateoutletontherearofthecontroller.Adjustthesettemperatureasrequired(lowergreendisplay)accordingtotheinstructionlabelontopoftheinstrument.Thesettemperatureisstoredinmemoryaftertheunitisswitchedoff.
