Timers
Timers can be clocks, stopwatches or any mechanical or electronic device used for accurate timekeeping. Stopwatches count up from zero whilst timers count down. The display can be analogue or digital and for laboratory or fieldwork, they are usually shockproof and water-resistant. Stopwatches can be manually operated or fully-automated, in which the start and stop is controlled by sensors. Often double or triple display timers are used since they can measure more then one experiment or procedure simultaneously. Some devices include a timer, stopwatch and clock in one device. Controlled power strips can be plugged into a device and can be programmed to turn on and off at specific intervals over a day or even a week. Some devices contain an alarm system which can be audible or bright flashing LED. Digital timers with a crystal oscillator timing element contain a microchip which can be connected to external sensors or triggered by external events. Atomic wall clocks are accurate to one hundred billionth of a second. Timers are extremely important in all laboratories to measure the duration of an experiment or a procedure. Precision is vital because the findings or effects may vary after one millisecond and so quartz-powered devices are chosen.
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Lab Unlimited UK
View company profileThe Carl Stuart Group was founded in 1984 by Stuart and Gillian Smith. From a small beginning our business has grown to encompass many services and products, covering different market sectors and geographical regions. The focus of our business, however, remains the same. We are a customer orientated company and strive to meet and exceed your expectations in everything we do.
As our portfolio grew we decided to present and promote our product and technical service offerings under distinct brands. The Laboratory instrumentation, consumables and technical & integration services are promoted under Lab Unlimited.
The Lab Unlimited product portfolio offers laboratory/analytical products from more than four hundred leading manufacturers. A substantial part of this offering is published on this very site. We also produce a printed catalogue that can be requested by emailing us.