Be also very careful where you install air conditioning vents AND
thermostat. Our confocal (with lasers) is with on one side of the
curtain and the cool air on the other side. Results in a very warm
working station and a freezing hallway. My advice on this is to consider
each curtained area as a separate room with closed doors.

Gabriel Lapointe

Martin Wessendorf wrote:
> Dear Dr. Charlton--
>
> Milton Charlton wrote:
>> We are contemplating building a multi-user imaging room containing 3
>> confocals, 2  2-photon confocals, 1-2 widefield scopes.  We would
>> isolate parts of the room with curtains.
>> Has anyone constructed such a room and can send plans and/or
>> recommendations about construction, utilities, etc?  Photos might
>> help too.
>> Thanks for your help.
>
> One suggestion: be very careful about how the air conditioning is set
> up.  Depending upon (1) the temperature differential between ambient
> air and the air conditioning outflow, and (2) the placement of the air
> conditioning duct relative to your microscope, you can produce VERY
> noticeable (--like 3 um) shifts in focus/stage position.  The
> resulting 3D reconstructions look pretty odd.
>
> Martin