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BioTek ELx800 Absorbance Microplate Reader (Filter-Based, 400-750 nm)
Product Description
The BioTek ELx800 is a compact, absorbance-only microplate reader designed for clinical and life science laboratories.
- Wavelength Range: 400 to 750 nm (filter-based)
- Filters Included: 405, 450, 490, and 630 nm
- Microplate Capacity: Standard 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, and 96-well plates
- Reading Modes: End point, kinetic, and well area scanning
- Absorbance Range: 0.000 to 3.000 OD, 10 nm bandpass
- Light Source: Durable tungsten halogen lamp
- Speed: 50 seconds normal mode; 30 seconds rapid mode for 96-well plates
- Operating Conditions: 18°C to 40°C, 10% to 85% humidity
- Software: On-board with curve fitting, data transformation, assay validation
- Limitations: No incubation or shaking; no 340 nm filter; no compatibility with 384-well plates
- Application: UV-Vis absorbance measurements only
This reader integrates with BioTek’s Gen5 software and is well-suited for labs requiring reliable, efficient absorbance measurements across multiple microplate formats.
Item Stats
Product details
| Wavelength Range | 400 to 750 nm (Filter-Based) |
| Filters Included | 405, 450, 490, and 630 nm |
| Wavelength Bandpass | 10 nm |
| Microplate Capacity | Standard 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, and 96-well microplates |
| Light Source | Tungsten halogen lamp |
| Incubation | N/A |
| Plate Shaking | N/A |
| Read Modes | Endpoint, Kinetic, and Well Area Scanning |
| Reading Speeds | Normal Mode: 50 sec. (96-Well) Rapid Mode: 30 sec. (96-Well) |
| Absorbance Measurement Range | 0.000 to 3.000 OD |
| Absorbance Accuracy | 96-Well Plate, Normal Read Mode: ± 1.0% ± 0.010 OD from 0.000 to 2.000 OD at 405 nm 96-Well Plate, Rapid Read Mode: ± 2.0% ± 0.020 OD from 0.000 to 2.000 OD at 405 nm |
| Absorbance Linearity | 96-Well Plate, Normal Read Mode: ± 1.0% from 0.000 to 2.000 OD at 405 nm ± 3.0% from 2.000 OD to 3.000 OD at 405 nm 96-Well Plate, Rapid Read Mode: ± 2.0% from 0.000 to 2.000 OD at 405 nm |
| Absorbance Repeatability | 96-Well Plate, Normal Read Mode: ± 0.5% ± 0.005 OD from 0.000 to 2.000 OD at 405 nm 96-Well Plate, Rapid Read Mode: ± 1.0% ± 0.010 OD from 0.000 to 2.000 OD at 405 nm |
| Onboard Software | 55 user-definable programs |
| Environmental Operating Temperature | 18C to 40C |
| Humidity | 10% to 85% noncondensing |
| Dimensions (D x W x H) | 16.5 x 15 x 7 in. (42 x 38 x 18 cm) |
| Weight | 18.5 lb. (8 kg) |
| Electrical Requirements | 100-240V, 50/60Hz |
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