Centrifugation Application Notes

Table 5. High-Performance Rotors and Corresponding k -Factors.

Max RCF ( g -force)

Rotor Places x Volume (mL)

k -Factor with Largest Volume Tube at Max Speed

Rotor

Max Speed (rpm)

Fixed-Angle Rotors

JA-30.50 Ti

30,000

108,860

8x50

280

JA-25.50

25,000

75,600

8x50

418

Outer Row: 74,200 Inner Row: 60,200

Outer Row: 265 Inner Row: 380

JA-25.15

25,000

24x15

JA-21

21,000

50,400

18x10

470

Outer Row: 51,500 Inner Row: 43,900

Outer Row: 371 Inner Row: 465

JA-20.1

20,000

32x15

JA-20

20,000

48,400

8x50

769

JA-18.1

18,000

42,100

24x1.8

156

JA-18

18,000

47,900

10x100

566

JA-17

17,000

39,800

14x50

690

J-LITE JLA-16.250

16,000

38,400

6x250

1,090

JA-14.50

14,000

35,000

16x50

787

JA-14

14,000

30,100

6x250

1,764

JA-12

12,000

23,200

12x50

1,244

J-LITE JLA-10.500

10,000

18,600

6x500

2,850

JA-10

10,000

17,700

6x500

3,610

J-LITE JLA-9.1000

9,000

16,800

4x1,000

2,544

J-LITE JLA-8.1000

8,000

15,970

6x1,000

2,482

Swinging Bucket Rotors JS-24.15

24,000

110,500

6x15

376

JS-24.38

24,000

103,900

6x38.5

334

JS-13.1

13,000

26,500

6x50

1,841

JS-7.5

7,500

10,400

4x250

5,287

JS-5.9

5,900

6,570

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Conical Bottles: 6,870 Deep-Well Plates: 6,130

Conical Bottles: 7,728 Deep-Well Plates: 1,536

JS-5.3

5,300

4x500

JS-5.0

5,000

7,480

4x2,250

9,171

JS-4.3

4,300

4,220

4x750

11,800

JS-4.2

4,200

5,020

6x1,000

11,500

JS-4.0

4,000

4,050

4x1,000

15,300

Please see rotor manuals for a complete listing of available tube sizes and for any additional information. For additional rotor calculation information, visit www.beckmancoulter.com

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