Re: How much vibration is a problem?

From: J.Paul Robinson (jpr@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu)
Date: Thu May 24 2001 - 21:07:57 EST


Well at the risk of being unscientific and ignorant....I am going to
weigh in on this one...

23 years ago when we bought our first cytometer..we were told
"you must have it in the basement....vibration will kill you....etc etc"
...we put it on the 2nd floor of a 100 year old building, surrounded
by busy roads.....no problems

At Michigan when I was there they renovated the entire basement
and created a beautiful flow unit, but a dungeon....

Here at Purdue - before I came here, someone decided that the
flow had to be in the basement.....we have beautiful lab, no
windows, bla, bla...and most of us are starting to look like
moles...(well I am anyway)

I think 99% of the perception that vibration is a problem is
overdone......pick the corner lab, with the best view and go for it...

Paul Robinson
(Committee for prevention of cruelty to flow lab people)





Date sent:		Wed, 23 May 2001 17:12:27 +0100
From:			Richard Grenfell <rlg@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk>
To: cyto-inbox
Subject:		How much vibration is a problem?


Hi everyone

I'm new to the list and new to cytometry.

We have a Cytomation MoFlo and are considering moving it to
another
lab (larger hopefully!)

The question of vibration has come up.	Now, not being used to
these
instruments, I wondered if anyone here could help.

How would I go about measuring vibration in a lab and how much is
'too
much'.

Also, as a general rule of thumb, is it best siting these instruments
as low down in a building as possible, though fairly near a road, or
higher up in the building?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Richard Grenfell

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Richard Grenfell
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Medical Research Council
Cambridge
rlg@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
J.Paul Robinson, PhD		 PH:(765)4940757
Professor of Immunopharmacology
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University	   FAX:(765)4940517
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