Tetrode Assembly Station

Workstation base and all necessary items (except the wire) to create custom tetrodes, as well as twisted wire electrodes of any type.

Also provides a convenient environment for assembly and plating of tetrodes in Halo, Versa and Harlan microdrives.


  • Ball-bearing wire holder/dispenser
  • Detachable stand mounted to the base to hold microdrives while plating
  • Tetrode Spinner 2.0 – a digital spin counter that spins the tetrode wire using a magnetically attached alligator clip
Included:
  • Tetrode Spinner 2.0 (also sold separately)
  • wire holder
  • plating receptacles
  • magnifying glasses
  • heat gun
  • bone anchor screws
  • stainless steel grounding wire
  • Soft Tip Technik tweezers
  • 4.5″ cutters/pliers
  • IRIS scissors
  • syringe
  • titanium anode rod
  • protective cover for spool
Catalog Number

31-0611-0103

Configuration Heat Gun
Tetrode Assembly Station
For North American or 120V users.
120 V
Tetrode Assembly Station-Euro
For European users.
220 V
Base Mass   12.1 Kg

 

Tetrode Spinner 2.0

Spins custom tetrodes faster with the “Auto Mode” operation and the save-and-load “Custom Spin Configurations” function.

Tetrode Spinner 2.0 Page
Gold Plating Solution

Gold non-cyanide (NC) solutions for plating tetrodes and other electrophysiology electrodes.

Gold Plating Solution Page
Platinum Black Plating Solution

Platinum Black solutions for plating tetrodes and other electrophysiology electrodes.

Platinum Black Plating Solution Page
Halo-10 Microdrive

Provides up to 10 independently drivable shuttles to position up to 8 tetrodes with 11mm shuttle travel. Two additional shuttles available for fiber optics or reference electrodes.

Halo-10 Microdrive Page
Halo-18 Microdrive

Provides up to 18 independently drivable shuttles to position up to 16 tetrodes with 11mm shuttle travel. Two additional shuttles available for fiber optics or reference electrodes.

Halo-18 Microdrive Page
VersaDrive-4

4 independently drivable tetrode shuttles for use with one 18 channel headstage with Mill-Max connectors.

VersaDrive-4 Page
VersaDrive-8

8 independently drivable tetrode shuttles for recording with two 18 channel headstages with Mill-Max connectors.

VersaDrive-8 Page
VersaDrive-8 Optical

8 independently drivable tetrode shuttles for recording with two 18 channel headstages with Mill-Max connectors. Includes a central ferrule-based optical fiber drive for optogenetics stimulation.

VersaDrive-8 Optical Page
Harlan 12 Drive

Reusable 12 tetrode drive with solid tip that allows researchers to drill custom exit pattern. For use with standard EIB-36-12TT.

Harlan 12 Drive Page
Harlan 28 Drive

Reusable 28 tetrode drive with solid tip that allows researchers to drill custom exit pattern. For use with standard EIB-36-24TT.

Harlan 28 Drive Page
Harlan 4 Drive

Reusable 4 tetrode drive with pre-drilled exit holes. For use with EIB-16 and EIB-16-QC-H.

Harlan 4 Drive Page
Harlan 8 Drive

Reusable 8 tetrode drive with solid tip that allows researchers to drill custom exit pattern. For use with standard EIB-36.

Harlan 8 Drive Page
Halo-5 Microdrive

Provides up to 5 independently drivable shuttles to position up to 4 tetrodes with 6mm shuttle travel. 1 additional shuttle available for fiber optics or reference electrodes.

Halo-5 Microdrive Page
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