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Many thanks Jon

This looks as if it could solve our problems

R

Dr Ruth M. Empson
Lecturer in Neuroscience
School of Biological Sciences
Royal Holloway University of London
EGHAM
Surrey
TW20 0EX

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Ekman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 12 June 2003 13:47 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Air conditioning in a confocal room - advice please !
>
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> Ruth,
>
> APC makes a mini air conditioner on wheels. (http://www.apc.com Network
> air 1000) There are other manufacturers out there but I think APC sells
> worldwide. If you have a sink in your room for the condensate to drain
> into and either a window or tile ceiling for the hot air to escape, a
> unit like this may work for you. We use it to cool a cabinet full of
> dual processor computers (7) in a 10x10 room. Without the unit, using
> only house A/C the room sits at 100F. With the unit, we keep the room at
> about 75F. It plugs into a normal US wall socket I am sure APC has one
> that will work with your wall outlets.
>
> The unit makes about as much noise as an argon laser. The unit was about
> $800 US with shipping last year.
>
> We are satisfied customers with no personal interest in APC.
>
> Jon Ekman
> Florida State University
>
> On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 07:52, Empson R wrote:
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> > Dear All
> >
> > I'd like some advice if possible ...
> >
> > We have a Bio Rad Radiance 2100 which we are really pleased with, we
> have
> > had it nearly two years now. In the UK unlike USA, air conditioners are
> not
> > very reliable and ours keeps breaking. Although we have a fan that ducts
> air
> > from the back of the ICU out of the room I am very concerned that the
> > cooling without the air conditioning will not be sufficient.
> >
> > Without the air con the room goes to around 22-24 C, (with the air con
> it
> > stays around 19), 24C seems too high for safe running of the lasers so I
> am
> > concerned about their life.
> > We have an Argon - the one I am most worried about, and 2 diode lasers
> and
> > Green He/Ne and Red.
> >
> > I am trying to get support from our Estates service to replace the unit.
> >
> > Any comments would be very useful
> >
> > Ruth
> >
> > Dr Ruth M. Empson
> > Lecturer in Neuroscience
> > School of Biological Sciences
> > Royal Holloway University of London
> > EGHAM
> > Surrey
> > TW20 0EX
> >
> > Tel 01784 414264
> > Digital voicemail 07092 076899
> > Fax 01784 434326
> >
> > *       To find out more please visit the lab homepage at
> > http://web.rhul.ac.uk/Biological-Sciences/empson/
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ran Evans [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: 11 June 2003 22:16 PM
> > > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject:      Confocal purchase
> > >
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> > >
> > > I would appreciate opinions on a possible confocal purchase.  Our core
> > > facility
> > > has 5 flow cytometers and 1 Olympus FV500 confocal.  We have a very
> > > limited
> > > budget of approximately $110,000 to $120,000 to spend on a second
> confocal
> > > microscope.  Does anyone have suggestions on what to look into?  Is
> there
> > > very
> > > much out there in this range?  I would prefer it to be as live-cell
> > > friendly as
> > > possible, but this is not absolutely necessary.  Please contact me on
> or
> > > off-line with any suggestions.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > -Ran
> > >
> > > Randall Evans, Ph.D.
> > > Flow Cytometry and Image Analysis Core Facility
> > > MDAnderson Cancer Center
> > > Houston, Tx  77030
> > > (713)-723-8225
> > > [log in to unmask]
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> Jon Ekman <[log in to unmask]>