Yamato AC-505 Anaerobic Chamber 55" Two Glove Manual Purge 115-120 V

Product Description

Strict anaerobes die on contact with oxygen. Not slowly — a Clostridium or a methanogen exposed to room air is finished before you have finished carrying the plate across the bench. Anaerobic jars and sachets work for short holds, but the moment the work involves inoculating, picking colonies, weighing, pipetting or reading a plate, the organism has to stay in the atmosphere while your hands do the work. That is what a glove box chamber is for.

The Yamato AC-505 is a 55" two-glove chamber shipped as a complete, ready-to-use unit. Gloves, catalyst heater, drying train and molecular sieves are all included — no installation, no additional accessories to source, no integration project. You supply the gas and the bench space.

This is the manual purge version, and it is the one most laboratories should buy. It carries the same high-power features as the automatic models — catalyst heater, drying train and molecular sieves — plus self-sealing quick disconnects that cut down the time spent on inspection and maintenance. What you do yourself is the purge sequence. If your chamber will be purged often by several different people, the AC-505A does that at one button press, with an on-screen O₂ readout that switches to ppm below 0.5 % — for $18,910 more.

Key Features

• 55" chamber with one (1) pair of white ambidextrous hypalon gloves — ambidextrous, so no left/right sorting and one spare fits either side
• Complete and ready to use — no installation required and no additional accessories needed
• Catalyst heater for removing residual oxygen
• Drying train with three (3) clear plastic canisters filled with molecular sieve
• Self-sealing quick disconnects — faster inspection and maintenance
• "Easy Clean" corners top and bottom — no square internal corners for spills and contamination to sit in
• Formed one-piece clear plastic top with matched die-moulded white thermoset base
• 12" transfer chamber included in the outside dimensions
• 17.3 cu ft / 489 L working volume
• Made in the USA

Technical Specifications

Typical Applications

• Microbiology — isolating and culturing strict anaerobes
• Biochemistry — oxygen-sensitive enzymes, cofactors and reduced compounds
• Plasma environment work
• Animal science — including regulating nitrous oxide emissions from manure storage systems
• Waste treatment research — anaerobic fermentation of organic waste
• Electronic sub-assembly in a controlled atmosphere

What's Included

• AC-505 anaerobic chamber with 12" transfer chamber
• One (1) pair of white ambidextrous hypalon gloves
• Catalyst heater
• Drying train with three (3) clear plastic molecular sieve canisters
• Self-sealing quick disconnects
• Instruction manual

Gas is not included. An anaerobic chamber needs a mixed gas supply — typically nitrogen with a few percent hydrogen for the catalyst to scavenge residual oxygen, plus CO₂ where the culture requires it — with regulators. We can specify the gas package with you.

Choosing Between the Models

The 76" models are not just bigger — they carry two pairs of gloves, so two people can work in the chamber at once, and a six-canister drying train instead of three. If more than one person will use the chamber simultaneously, that is the deciding factor, not the volume.

Installation Requirements

• Electrical: AC 115–120 V. No special installation — the chamber ships complete.
• Gas supply: mixed anaerobic gas with regulators, not included.
• Floor space: 55" × 35" × 38" including the transfer chamber, plus room to stand and work at the gloves.
• Delivery: crated shipping weight 315 lb. Check door widths and the delivery path — a 55" chamber does not go through a standard doorway assembled.

Compliance

Country of origin: United States. Harmonized tariff code 3926.90.3500. One-year manufacturer warranty.

Pro Lab Supply Corp is an authorized Yamato Scientific distributor. Tell us what you are culturing and how many people will use the chamber, and we will help you choose between the 55" and 76" sizes and between manual and automatic purge — and quote the gas package with it.