Description
External caster (no trays/combs) is a dedicated spare part for the Owl™ D2 Wide Gel System used in horizontal agarose gel electrophoresis with large sample numbers. It restores external gel-casting capability on Owl™ D2 Wide-Gel Electrophoresis Systems and the related Spider Wide-Gel electrophoresis platform when the original caster must be replaced. Trays and combs are not included, so the unit focuses solely on the casting function required by high-throughput D2 Wide protocols. This replacement component from manufacturer Thermo Scientific matches the geometry of the Owl D2-Wide format for straightforward installation in molecular biology and biochemistry laboratories. Pack size is one piece, suitable for scheduled maintenance or immediate repair of casting accessories. By renewing the external caster alone, laboratories can keep multi-sample gel preparation consistent without exchanging the full electrophoresis tank. The part is classified among Owl™ D2 Wide-Gel System replacement parts and supports routine workflows that depend on reliable, repeatable gel casting for nucleic acid separations.
This article is part of PCR, qPCR & nucleic acid analysis reagents, in Molecular biology.
Key features
- Pack size: 1 pc
- Product type: External caster
- Configuration: No trays/combs
- Compatible system: Owl™ D2 Wide-Gel Electrophoresis Systems
- Also for: Spider Wide-Gel electrophoresis system
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