To those of you considering the Cytek 20-liter sheath system: I have had one on our FACSCalibur for about a year and it works well. However, a word of caution for 2-laser FACSCalibur owners. Cytek sells 2 versions. They differ in the quality of the pressure regulation. For FACSCans and 1-laser FACSCaliburs the lower end one will do fine. However, for 2-laser Caliburs you must buy the higher end system. You need the better pressure regulation to control the interlaser timing which is of course a function of the sheath pressure. With the lower end system the pressure can change slightly during filling of the sheath tank. This change on a 2-laser system will throw off the interlaser timing delay. We have the higher end-system on our 2-laser Calibur and have not noticed any problems. Larry Arnold At 12:09 AM 8/3/2001, you wrote: > >>On 2 Aug 2001 Mark Gauci wrote: "Has anyone heard of, or seen a >modification on the FacsCalibur >>that replaces the standard sheath and >waste tanks with larger versions.... > >Cytek of Fremont, California sells the 20 Liter Cubitainer Sheath and Waste >system, part number NP-20549-00. The cost is around $2500 and compatible >with FACScan, FACSort and FACS Calibur instruments. > >Cytek Development >46560 Fremont Blvd, Suite 116 >Fremont, CA 94538 >Ph. 1-510-657-0102 >Fax: 1-510-657-0151 Larry W. Arnold, Ph.D. Res. Assoc. Prof. Director, Flow Cytometry Facility Department of Microbiology and Immunology Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CB# 7290 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Phone: 919-966-1530 FAX: 919-962-8103
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