Hi Robert,
              While i have no direct experince with your specific incubator they are all very similar. I have found that evaporation can be a really problem if the humudity of your chanber drops too low. Now humidifying the whole incubator is not a good idea as you will surely damage some of the microscope components. But you can humidify your gas supply bu bubbling your gas through one or two bottles (the first filled with water and the second empty to collect excess water in the air).
 
How exactly is your setup configured? Its a bit hard to see through the black box you have:)
 
 
Cheers
 
 
Cam
 
 
 
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From: Confocal Microscopy List on behalf of Robert Peterson
Sent: Wed 10/12/2008 3:09 AM
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Subject: Experience with FV1000 + Precision Plastics Incubation System?



Hi all,
I'm stepping out of the office for today, but I was wondering if anyone
is using the Olympus FVseries with a precision plastics incubation
system? I'm having some problems with evaporation and am looking to
bounce ideas off someone with a similar setup.
A picture of the system is here:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/3019557380_4634d3493e_b.jpg
Thanks!
Robert