I'm in agreement with you. About the only problem I've encountered with cytometer locations is heat. Air flow has been my biggest concern. Vibrations, barring a car crashing into the lab, haven't been a problem. My $0.02 worth, Adrian -----Original Message----- From: Fischer, Randy (NIAMS) <fischer1@mail.nih.gov> To: cyto-inbox Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 12:23 PM Subject: RE: How much vibration is a problem? > >Paul, > >I completely agree. All one has to do is check out all the various >locations around our wonderful NIH campus to see that it is not, for the >most part, the location that determines whether you get good flow data. >Building 10, the clinical center, has so much vibration from all the >construction that it is hard to weigh out reagents, but all 3 of our >machines are performing beautifully. Now if I could only get that corner >lab... > >Happy Memorial Day to all, > >Randy T. Fischer >NIH/NIAMS >Building 10, Room 6D65 >9000 Rockville Pike >Bethesda, MD 20892 >(301) 594-3537 >fischer1@mail.nih.gov > >> ---------- >> From: J.Paul Robinson >> Reply To: jpr@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu >> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 10:07 PM >> To: Cytometry Mailing List >> Subject: Re: How much vibration is a problem? >> >> >> 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 >> >> -- >> 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 >> EMAIL:jpr@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu >> WEB: http://www.cyto.purdue.edu >> >> >
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