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| Can the Flash
& Go convert my data into Excel sheet? |
| What is
the smallest colony size the flash & Go can detect? |
| Can I
count spiral plates with the Flash & Go ? |
| Can I customize
the result table? |
| Can the Flash
& Go detect colonies on opaque plates? |
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| Can I
connect the Flash & Go to a LIMS system? |
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| Can I use
the Flash & Go for zone sizing? |
| Can I connect
a barcode to the Flash & Go, and how will it help
me? |
| What type of computer
do I need to connect to the Flash & Go and can
it be connected to a network? (Can I use my own computer?) |
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| The Flash & Go software
can save data in a Microsoft Excel friendly format –
CSV. Each result table is stored separately and can
be named and cataloged by the user and get printed or
saved in the chosen directory. |
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| The Flash & Go high
resolution camera (USB 2.0 DIGITAL) that can detect
colonies as small as 0.07mm. |
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| Yes, first the spiral plate
program is been chosen from a pre-set table that is
already stored on the Flash & Go (i.e. D49, E50)
then Colonies in the outer “rings” of the
spiral are counted. If the result is less than the minimum
count needed (usually 25), the next “ring”
will get counted as well. This process of counting “rings”
towards the centre is continued until the minimum count
is exceeded. Then the Flash 7 Go will calculate
according to the given dilution factor and the spiral
mode, the final result. |
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| Customization
of the result table is available; a comment can be entered
and displayed with the results, all the different parameters
can be displayed and the storing location can be selected. |
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| The Flash & Go can easily
detect colonies on opaque plates. Infact one of the
defaults programs is already set to simplify the
process. After choosing the “opaque” setting and
specifying the specifications required such as colony
size, color or shape, the Flash & Go
will do the rest. |
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| The Flash & Go is connected to external PC using serial port
RS232. The computer can then be connected to any common
system available in the market with Ethernet card for
example. |
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| The Flash & Go can
be upgraded for measuring haloes of antibiotic inhibition
zone. This friendly additional piece of software can
detect up to 6 zones per plate and calculate its diameters.
The user role is to point the position of the Zone number
1 and from there, the Flash & Go will do the rest. |
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| A barcode reader can be connected
to the Flash 7 Go and “read” the plate
I.D. number before counting and then the recorded info
will be displayed in the result table with the rest
of the gathered information. By doing so, the barcode
is simplifying the plate I.D. process, enhance productivity
and limits the human error to minimum. |
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| The
Flash & Go is using external PC with the minimum requirement
of windows 2000 and up, Pentium III, 600 MHz Processor
or better, 100MB available of free space in the hard
disk, USB2.0 and serial port RS232. Using external pc
can able you to connect the system to a network and
saving you money by using your own existing computer
(if you chose to) that could be updated whenever the
need arise or as technology progressed. Having an internal
computer was found to be a very limiting step that we
eliminate by keeping the computer purchasing option
for the user. |
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No false negatives due to sample
contamination