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We have an Autoscan stage but aren't using it at present -
we found that Autoscan were really too small an outfit to
keep up a suitably wide range of drivers so that it's hard
to handle software and OS updates on the host machine.  Also
the stage is physically very large which can be a nuisance
on some setups.

We have a Merzhauser on our Olympus / SIS setup which seems
very good but we hadn't had it long before I left for Portugal
so I can't really speak from much experience.

                                                 Guy

Quoting Ian Harper <[log in to unmask]>:

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> Gary Laevsky wrote:
> >
> > Search the CONFOCAL archive at
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> > Hello all,
> >
> > We're in the market for an xy motor on our Zeiss Axiovert100 with a
> Bio-Rad
> > MRC laser.  Besides Zeiss and Bio-Rad, does anyone have any good leads to
> a
> > good setup?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > Gary S. Laevsky,  Ph.D.
> > Research Associate
> > The Scripps Research Institute
> > 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road/IMM-24
> > La Jolla, CA 92037
> > (858) 784-9372
>
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> I take it you are looking for an XY scanning stage with high precision
> (repeatability) etc.
> I can recommend Autoscan (http://www.autoscan.com.au/), an Aussie
> outfit, who have DC motor 2 and 3 axis stages for most microscopes. We
> have them on our Stereology setups in one Dept, and I believe there are
> drivers for Bio-Rad confocals.  They are also working on some new
> impressive 4 axis stages too ....
>
> No financial connections ... etc.
>
> Ian.
>
>
>
>
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