E-Clip Pins Overview
E-Clip pins are fixtured with an E-Clip in a groove at one end of the pin. These pins are either 1.58 mm, 2.36 mm, 3.18 mm, or 4.77 mm in diameter. The larger diameter pins carry more liquid and are preferred by scientists inoculating yeast onto agar plates. We offer pins of longer lengths for scientists using deep well blocks. The FPFS2 pins have an E-Clip groove part way down the shaft to allow it to be used as a spring-loaded floating pin, useful in sampling frozen specimens. We offer multiple styles of E-clip Pins: the FP pin which has a chamfered tip leading to a smaller flat spot (0.381mm) and the FP6 which has the chamfer cut off and delivers a larger drop of inoculum. The FP pin delivers a smaller amount of liquid due to the smaller flat spot on the end of the pin. It is well suited for making high-density arrays on membranes and agar surfaces. The flat tip FP6 pins are used to transfer larger volumes of liquid and the FP11A, FP12, FP12A, and FP13 pins, which transfer the largest volumes, are used by customers transferring yeast to agar plates. All the E-Clip pins (FP, FP6, FPAM, FPFS2, FP11A, FP12, FP12A, and FP13) can be used with the Robot style double floating frames or with double float frames that have been converted to manual Multi-Blot replicators with our conversion kits (BGPK, BGPK-E or BGPKL).
