DK wrote:
> In article <4562212e$1 At dnews.tpgi.com.au>, SJC <scott.coutts At med.monash.edu.au> wrote:
>>>>>> DK wrote:
>>> In article <1163708083.041683.219360 At f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, "Lechu"
>> <lech_kaczmarczyk At yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Is this power module suitable for western-blotting transfers?
>>> Yes. Reasonabley cheap, simple and very convenient.
>>>>>>> Or do I
>>>> need sth more powerful?
>>> Depends.
>>>>>>> Any reccommendations? How about running 2
>>>> transfers simultaneosly (2 chambers x 2 membranes)?
>>> PowerPac Basic is rated 400 mA, which puts right on the edge
>>> when running 2 transfer modules at the same time, so it's
>>> not practical. Bio-Rad has higher power version of it they
>>> call "PowerPac Basic HC". It handles 1000 mA, so parallel
>>> transfers are no problem. Many parallel gel rigs are not a
>>> problem with either.
>>>>>> DK
>> We use the power pack and it is fine... except that it can become quite
>> noisey because it is fan cooled. We have had a faulty unit replaced
>> because of this. The power pack worked fine, but the noise was very
>> annoying - The fans are quite cheap.
>> Wow. I guess it is too noisy in our lab. I have it sitting on my bench
> and never noticed a noise coming from its fan.
>
I meant that the faulty one was too loud. It's fan had come loose so it
constantly made intermittent whining and buzzing sounds as the fan spun
off-axis!
As they are when working properly, I think they're louder than all of
our other power supplies, but not intolerable.
Cheers,
Scott.
