The BE2100 sensor is secured to the outside of the fermentor. The standard version of the sensor is supplied with a simple strap and latch mechanism. The strap is looped around the circumference of the fermentor and connected into a buckle. Closing the latch snugs the sensor into secure contact with the vessel. The V-shaped design of the mount combined with the pistoning-action of the sensor (US patent 7,100,462) automatically adjusts for the diameter of the mounting surface, so that the same sensor can be mounted to a wide array of fermentor sizes from small (< 1 L) glass vessels to large stainless steel vessels with flat glass viewing ports. The BE2100 works on water-jacketed glass fermentors too! Customized mounts that allow the BE2100 to be screwed directly into a viewing port (no strap required) on a stainless steel reactor are also available. Please inquire for further details.

Since no immersion port is required, the need for sensor sterilization is also eliminated. This allows us to reduce the cost of the sensor while eliminating the risk of cross-contamination through a probe port.

Since the sensor never touches the bugs, probe fouling during the run is a problem of the past. The sensor is water resistant and sealed against the vessel with a gasket so that spills or overflow during the run will not effect the readings. Post-fermentation cleaning is also simplified—one less probe to clean!