From: Houston, Jim (Jim.Houston@stjude.org)
Date: Tue Jul 28 1998 - 09:34:58 EST
I would replace the Differential. Then put a drier cartridge on the output of the pump. I would also replace tubing form the pump to the sample area. The excess moisture would be a real henderance in maintaining a sterile/clean system. Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: aa9080@wayne.edu [SMTP:aa9080@wayne.edu] > Sent: Monday, July 27, 1998 11:54 AM > To: Cytometry Mailing List > Subject: Sample Differential Failure > > > Last Friday we had the sample differential on our FACS Vantage fail. > It > appears to have "frozen up" due to some mineral deposits. Has anyone > tried > to clean one of these? Is it practical? > > The source of the deposits appears to be our pressure pump. On humid > days, > it blows moist air through the cytometer. Has anyone else dealt with > this > sort of problem? I'm interested in hearing remedies before I > "re-invent the > wheel". > > Thanks, > Eric > > /\/\/\_ Eric Van Buren, aa9080@wayne.edu > \ \ \ Karmanos Cancer Institute and Immunology & Microbiology > \_^_/ Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA >
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