the facscan can withstand severe abuse by the trained 'outside ' users.
But get ready though- it will take a beating. Sheath tank will be run dry,
machine left on, air aspiration etc, will all occur.
i would not even consider multiple users on the sorter. Maybe two, trained
people. But that is all.
At 12:06 PM 11/26/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>I would like to ask the flow community for some input.
>
>At this institution, the core facility has one operator running daily a
FACScan
> and a FACStar+ between 8AM to 2PM and the various investigators pay for the
>acquisition and analysis of their data (hourly) fees.
>
>Occasionally, there are investigators who were trained to use BD flow
>cytometers and have flow experience and want to run their samples and
>analyze them, or only analyze them, and pay a reduced fee for using the
>equipment. They are willing to work either after 2 PM when the operator is
>gone, or on one of the 2 cytometers that are not in use between 8AM to 2PM.
>However, up to now, this option was vetoed categorically by management on the
>questionable wisdom that "every piece of equipment that is used by multiple
>users becomes a piece of junk".
>
>I know that many core facilities give the option for individual use by
>investigators, and I would like to ask the people in such facilities for
their
>own experience and conclusions...
>
>Looking forward to some illuminating responses. Mariana
Linker-Israeli.(Please,
>respond to my e-mail address: "Linker@csmc.edu" Thanks.
>
>
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Frederic I. Preffer
preffer@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
Department of Pathology- Warren 525A
100 Blossom St
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston MA 02114
v(617) 726-7481 fax (617) 724-3164
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