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> Colleagues,
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> About two years ago we acquired a used FACSTAR Plus.
> It came equipped with a stream viewing video monitor.
> I was relatively new to the field at that time and in any case
> had never worked with this particular instrument before.
> The resolution of the stream against background seemed
> poor from the start. Recently the monitor lost all resolution
> of the stream. I can barely make it out and its worthless from
> a practical standpoint. I had only changed the nozzle recently
> so I tried adjusting the mirror and strobe light but to no effect.
> The machine is ten years old - is the monitor simply on its
> last legs? - the background is very greyish and the contrast
> adjust doesn't help either. Luckily I reinstalled the microscope
> and that works OK. Any thoughts?
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> Gene Pizzo/UCONN Health
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I had attached a second monitor obtained from our biomed department to
the existing monitor. The monitor they gave me was no more than a 10
inch security monitor (B/W). These can be bought for less than $100.
It worked better than the original. You can do this by running a bnc
connector through the back of the monitor and put a T on the output from
the Camera. IF the mointor is just junk then take the camera unit out
and trash the monitor.
godd luck
jim