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This was Narishige's first water hydraulic micromanipulator specially designed for patch clamping. Its water hydraulic system has a lower coefficient of expansion than an oil hydraulic system, and allows precise movement. A 5:1 cartridge is incorporated to minimize drifting. The large, rigid driving unit enables fine movements and coarse manipulations and a sturdy ball joint is also used. Installation is made more rigid by securing attachments with a double adaptor or an isolation table, eliminating direct attachments to the bar. The drum type control unit has a large handle for precise operation and high linear repeatability. Overall, design considerations are focused on precision movement and stability over long periods of time.
* To install the manipulator on the microscope, a mounting adapter suitable for the microscope is required separately.
* Alternatively, the manipulator can be mounted directly on the isolation table.
* The patch clamp headstage holder AP-13-2 can be attached to the ball joint B-9 included in the manipulator.
* The One-Axis Water Hydraulic Micromanipulator MHW-4 (sold separately) can be attached to the ball joint B-9 included in the manipulator, allowing for the addition of a diagonal axis to the XYZ axes.
* The manipulator can be installed on the isolation table with a third-party magnetic base using mounting plate GJ-12A (sold separately).
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Please use a magnetic base that meets the following specifications: the mounting plate GJ-12A (sold separately)  |
| Set-up of the MHW-3, GJ-12A, magnetic base, and ITS2. | Accessories included in GJ-12A
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| Accessories included | B-9 Ball Joint H-12 Electrode Holder Hex Wrench |
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| Movement range | Coarse | X30mm, Y30mm, Z30mm Full rotation of knob approx. 4mm |
| Fine | X2mm, Y2mm, Z2mm Full rotation of knob 50µm Minimum graduation 0.2µm |
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| Dimensions/Weight | Control unit | W115 × D115 × H132mm, 1.6kg |
| Drive unit | W155 × D155 × H100mm, 900g | |
| Hydraulic tube length | 0.9m | |
refers to the model itself with standard attachments
refers to attachable main accessories
refers to types of mounting adaptors
