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Thermal Adapters

Aluminum thermal adapters help transfer heat from the Heater-Shaker to attached labware. The module comes with your choice of a universal flat adapter, a PCR well plate adapter, a 96-well flat bottom adapter, or a deep well adapter. You can also purchase additional adapters directly from the modules section of the Opentrons website.

Universal adapter, PCR adapter, flat bottom adapater, deep well adapter images

Supported Labware

The listed thermal adapters are only compatible with the following labware.

Labware API Load Name
NEST 96 Well Plate 100 µL PCR Full Skirt nest_96_wellplate_100ul_pcr_full_skirt
NEST 96 Well Plate 200 µL Flat nest_96_wellplate_200ul_flat
NEST 96 Deep Well Plate 2 mL nest_96_wellplate_2ml_deep
Opentrons Tough 96 Well Plate 200 µL PCR Full Skirt opentrons_96_wellplate_200ul_pcr_full_skirt
Corning 384 Well Plate 112 µL Flat corning_384_wellplate_112ul_flat

The Universal Flat Bottom Plate Adapter works with most flat- bottom ANSI/SLAS automation compliant labware. For more information, see the JSON Labware Schema section in the Labware chapter of the Flex Instruction Manual.

Attaching a Thermal Adapter

  1. Use the included T10 Torx screwdriver and Thermal Adapter Screw to attach your chosen adapter to the module.

    Warning

    Using a different screwdriver can strip the screws. Using different screws can damage the module.

Attaching an adapter to the module

  1. Check the alignment of the thermal adapter. If properly attached, it will sit flush to the surface of the module.

    Aligned and misaligned adapter image

  2. Verify that the adapter is firmly attached. The adapter is secure when it doesn’t move while gently pulling on it and rocking it from side to side.