Lab Armor (Sheldon Manufacturing) 74220-714, M714 14L Bead Bath with 12 Liters of Beads74220-714 Includes Only:Digital Bead BathPower adapterStainless lidDocumentation12L BeadsFeatures:Always on.A Bead Bath always stays on, so you don't have to plan around warmup times. No need to worry about burnout either because there is no water to evaporate.Stays clean and filled.A Bead Bath doesn't need much attention, a monthly spritz of 70% ethanol for disinfection is usually sufficient.Stays organized.Unlike water baths that require racks, floats, and bottleneck weights, a Bead Bath naturally holds things in place without accessories. So no more floating accidents. Really.Harmful biocides eliminated.Lab Armor has worked hard to eliminate the need for germicides for lab bath maintenance.Highly recyclable.Beads are formed from solid recyclable metal.More energy efficient.A Bead Bath uses over 4X less energy when set to 65 ° C and over 2X less energy at 37 ° C.All of the built-in features on the Bead Bath were designed from the ground up to take advantage of Lab Armor Beads and the advanced capabilities of the Bead Bath. And they delivery exceptional temperature uniformity up to 80°C. So you can do things with these baths that you can't do with your typical bead-filled water bath.NOTE: Don't contaminate your lab's bath with water.A Bead Bath gets up and running faster and you never need to turn it off. There is nothing to evaporate. It's just like a trusty always-on incubator. Unlike a standard bead-filled water bath, a Bead Bath allows you to achieve a new set temperature quickly, without long warm up delays, so you can make quick adjustments on the fly.A Bead Bath performs all the essentials, including warming, thawing and incubating and does it while maintaining an constant temperature just like a water bath. But it performs a few additional things too.Any type vessel Vessels can be used at any angle with a Bead Bath and you're not limited water-tight containers. So you can safely incubate multi-well plates and petri dishes or thaw precious samples, without fear of water wicking under their lids.