Smooth motion and instant response to hand adjustments makes the MX6500 ideal for long term intracellular recordings.  The water-based hydraulic mechanism has a thermal expansion two to three times less than that of oil based systems, thus minimizing drift to less than 2 µm per hour at constant temperatures.

   The MX6500 hydraulic micromanipulator is the integrated version of our 1600 series manual crossed roller bearing stages.  This design integrates the metal bellows system with our precision crossed roller stage to ensure precision movement and long life.  The fine positioning dials on three axes use our ultra-fine 127TPI adjustment screws to enable 0.5 µm resolution.  The coarse positioning knobs on four axes incorporate 20TPI screw drive positioning for smooth motion in the X, Y, Z, and probe axes.  The probe can be adjusted to the desired angle of approach from 0° to 180°.

   The MX6500 has our MXC-45 mounted to the probe axis.  The MXC-45's built-in rotational stop allows easy electrode/pipette replacement.  MX6500s come standard with our MX312P mounting platform, and LMP-6 mounting rod.  This rod mounted configuration enables maximum flexibility in height adjustment and also allows the manipulator to be rotated out of the experiment area and back in place against a solid stop.