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BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE

Reference BOE 8089602

A personal Thermal Cycler with compact structure and small footprint and a friendly user interface with colored 5,7’ touch screen and a fixed gradient block for 96 x 0,2 ml which gives reliable results for teaching and research laboratories.

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At a glance

Reference
BOE 8089602
Category
Molecular Biology & PCR
Product range
Thermal Cycler

Technical specifications

Size
335 (W) x 260 (D) x 270 (H) mm
Weight
8 kg
Memories
250 typical programs (unlimited by USB)
Interface
1 x USB
Max. cycles
99 cycles for Nested PCR
Time up/down
0-9 min59s, suit for LongPCR
Power Suppply
100 - 240V, 50-60 Hz <= 600W
Soak function
Yes
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Gradient range
30°C ~ 105°C
Sample capacity
96 x 0,2 ml, 8-strip, 24 x 0,2 ml plate
Temp. of hot lid
30°C -110 °C (Temp. / pressure adjusted)
Cooling technology
Peltier
Display resolucion
0,1°C
Temp. control mode
Block or Tube
Temperature up/down
0,1 - 9,9°C suit for TouchdownPCR
Block temp. accuracy
? ± 0,1°C (55°C) ?± 0,2°C ( ? 90°C)
Block temp. uniformity
? ± 0,3°C
Ramping rate adjustable
0,1°C - 4°C
Heating speed of ramping
up to 4,0°C /sec
Temp. differential range
1°C ~ 30°C
Cooling speed of ramping
up to 4,0°C /sec
Temperature control range
+ 4 ~ +99°C
Service coverage

AxiTech maintains, repairs and supplies this equipment for hospitals, clinics, laboratories and imaging centres.

Maintenance contracts for BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE

A service visit on the BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE covers block temperature accuracy and well-to-well uniformity, heating and cooling rates, the heated lid and fans, and the software and data export.

Every visit includes calibration and performance verification, and closes with a documented maintenance report you can present during an accreditation audit. Spare-parts availability and a guaranteed response time are written into the contract, so a breakdown never leaves a department waiting for an answer.

Thermal cyclers like the BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE are normally verified once a year, because a small temperature error across the block can change amplification results without triggering any alarm.

  • Block temperature accuracy and well-to-well uniformity verified
  • Heating and cooling ramp rates checked
  • Heated lid, fans and electrical safety tested
  • Firmware, programs and data export checked

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Planned preventive maintenance and calibration under contract

Troubleshooting and repair for BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE

When BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE fails, our engineers start with a structured diagnostic: error codes, electrical and mechanical checks, and a functional test against the equipment’s own specification. That tells us whether the fault is a consumable, a worn part or a board-level failure before any part is ordered.

Straightforward faults are repaired on site so the department loses as little time as possible. Anything that needs a workbench, a full strip-down or a specialised spare part goes to our workshop and comes back only after a complete post-repair test and, where the equipment requires it, recalibration.

Faults we see most often on this type of equipment

Common faults are uneven block temperatures from failing Peltier elements, fan failures, heated-lid faults, and program or firmware errors.

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Diagnostics, corrective repair and spare parts in the workshop
Troubleshooting

How to troubleshoot BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE

Work through these checks before you escalate. They are the same first-line sequence our biomedical engineers run on arrival, and they either clear the fault or narrow it down enough that the intervention starts with the right spare part in the van.

  1. Capture the fault before you touch anything: write down the exact error code or message, the serial number from the rating plate, what the operator was doing and whether the fault clears on a restart.

  2. Check that the tubes or plates suit the block and that the heated lid closes with the correct pressure.

  3. Confirm that the program — especially the annealing temperature and the volume setting — matches the protocol.

  4. Run a known-good control reaction: if it fails in some wells only, the block uniformity needs to be checked.

  5. If the fault is still there, escalate with the evidence. Send AxiTech the model, serial number, error code and the checks you have already run, and an engineer will come back with a diagnosis, a repair quote and a spare-parts lead time for BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE.

What to send us when you report the fault

  • Manufacturer, model and serial number, from the rating plate
  • The exact error code or message, and the screen it appears on
  • When the fault started, how often it occurs and what triggers it
  • A photograph of the display or of the fault, and the last maintenance report

If the fault survives all five steps, stop using BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE and open a repair request. Continuing to run equipment through a fault it cannot clear turns a component failure into a board-level one, and on devices used for diagnosis or therapy it puts the result — and the patient — in doubt.

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Buying and installing BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE

AxiTech supplies BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE together with the accessories and consumables it needs to enter service. We handle importation, delivery and installation, then commission the equipment on site so that it is verified against its specification before the first patient or the first sample.

Installation is followed by training for the users and for your biomedical team, warranty registration, and — if you want it — a maintenance contract that takes over the day the warranty ends, so the equipment never spends a period without planned service.

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Delivery, installation, commissioning and user training
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Questions about the BOECO Thermal Cycler TC-TE

A personal Thermal Cycler with compact structure and small footprint and a friendly user interface with colored 5,7’ touch screen and a fixed gradient block for 96 x 0,2 ml which gives reliable results for teaching and research laboratories.

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