RE:Calibur Maintanence

From: Chapple, Peter (Peter.Chapple@mh.org.au)
Date: Tue Sep 24 2002 - 17:55:00 EST


Mark,

I installed a Calibur with sort option some years ago (previous job) and at
about 3 years - after quite moderate use - had to replace the flow cell due
to a crack. At the time the engineers said that it was a highly unusual
fault.
I have not heard of such a problem since.


Peter Chapple
Melbourne AUSTRALIA


>Dear Group
>We have a question about FacsCalibur Sort maintenance.
>
>We've had a couple of flow cells on our Sorting Caliburs replaced in the
two
>or three years we've been operating them.  One was replaced due to a crack
>in it, and the other became irreversibly blocked.
>
>We were wondering whether anyone else had similar experiences with Calibur
>flow cells.  We're in a situation where BD have proposed a consolidated
>service agreement  that does not cover the replacement of flow cells.	Any
>feedback you could provide us about how often you Calibur users out there
>(particularly heavy users) have had flow cells replaced would be very
>helpful.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Mark Gauci
>BTF - Decisive Microbiology
>www.biotechfrontiers.com



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