0.5 mL High-Speed Adapter for Z326-1220H Rotor (6/pk)

The Z36-05-HS is a 0.5 mL high-speed tube adapter for the Hermle Z326-1220H 30 × 1.5/2.0 mL super-speed angle rotor — sold as a 6-pack. The host Z326-1220H rotor is among the highest-RCF rotors in the Hermle catalog (30,000 rpm / 65,395 × g at 6.5 cm radius), engineered for the Z36-HK / Z32-HK super-speed chassis family. This adapter converts a 1.5/2.0 mL position to hold a 0.5 mL Eppendorf-style microtube (ø 8 × 32 mm) — letting the workflow run smaller-volume samples at the host rotor's super-speed RCF range.

Key Specifications

Compatibility & When to Order This SKU

Adapter pairing — Z326-1220H super-speed rotor only. Order this SKU when:

1. Adding 0.5 mL tube workflow capability to a Z326-1220H + super-speed chassis install — for 0.5 mL Eppendorf-style microtube workflows at the rotor's high-RCF range.
2. Multiple packs for full-rotor 0.5 mL configuration — the Z326-1220H rotor has 30 positions; the 6-adapter pack covers a partial rotor configuration. For full-rotor 0.5 mL workflow, order 5 packs (30 adapters).
3. Mixed-format runs — when some positions hold standard 1.5/2.0 mL microtubes and others hold 0.5 mL tubes via this adapter (with adapter symmetry preserved across paired positions).
4. Replacement adapters if a current set is damaged or worn.

Application Profile

High-RCF 0.5 mL nucleic-acid pellet recovery — when DNA / RNA precipitation workflows in 0.5 mL Eppendorf-style microtubes need the super-speed rotor's >50,000 × g range for tight, well-defined pellet recovery resistant to disturbance during supernatant aspiration.

High-RCF protein-prep workflows in 0.5 mL — TCA, acetone, ammonium-sulfate precipitation in 0.5 mL working volume requiring high-RCF pellet compaction.

PCR-cleanup workflows in 0.5 mL format — PCR product cleanup, post-amplification consolidation, and similar molecular-biology workflows that use 0.5 mL tubes.

Cold-chain super-speed 0.5 mL workflows — refrigerated 0.5 mL tube prep on the Z36-HK / Z32-HK super-speed refrigerated chassis (6 °C at max speed).

Specialty molecular-biology workflows — protocols specifying 0.5 mL tube format that need high-RCF processing.

Z36-HK / Z32-HK super-speed chassis consolidation — labs operating super-speed microcentrifuge chassis benefit from the cross-tube-format adapter family covering 0.4, 0.5, and 1.5 mL formats on a single rotor.

Ordering & Configuration

Symmetric adapter loading. Pair adapter positions across the rotor by tube mass; all positions in a balanced pair must use matching adapter + tube combinations.

Adapter seat verification. At 30,000 rpm and 65,395 × g, balance precision is critical. Confirm each adapter is fully seated in its 1.5/2.0 mL position before loading the 0.5 mL tube. Per the brochure: adapters become necessary "for full performance" from 16,000 × g and above — running without correct adapter at high RCF risks tube damage and rotor imbalance.

Tube cap confirmation. All 0.5 mL tubes must be securely capped before spinning at 30,000 rpm — at super-speed RCF, partial cap seating risks sample loss.

Z36-05-HS ships as 6 adapters. 0.5 mL Eppendorf-style microtubes (ø 8 × 32 mm) are operator-supplied (commodity 0.5 mL microtube formats from major commercial suppliers).

Confirm at quote: host rotor (Z326-1220H in inventory), chassis pairing (Z36-HK, Z32-HK, Z327-HS, or -E variants), tube format (0.5 mL Eppendorf-style, ø 8 × 32 mm), pack count needed (1 pack for partial rotor; 5 packs for full 30-position 0.5 mL configuration), and lead time.

Warranty: 5-Year Hermle warranty (3 years full + 2 years drivetrain) on the adapters.

Z36-HS adapter family — for Z326-1220H super-speed angle rotor:

- Z36-05-HS (this product) — 0.5 mL Eppendorf-style microtubes (ø 8 × 32 mm)

- Z36-04-HS — 0.4 mL tubes (ø 6 × 50 mm)

- Z36-20-HS — 1.5 mL adapter for full performance at high RCF (necessary from 16,000 × g on)

Match the adapter to the workflow's tube format. The 0.5 mL adapter is the right pick for Eppendorf-style 0.5 mL microtube workflows at super-speed RCF.