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I would encourage you to consider the Live Cell Instrument TC system available through Quorum.
It comes with specific adapters for both 35mm dishes and LabTek II chambers that are designed for optimal heat transfer.  The LCI systems heat from both the top and the bottom of the incubator and use P.I.D. controllers for precision and stability.

http://www.quorumtechnologies.com/Environment_Systems.html

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Ryan Geil
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On 2011-04-05, at 7:35 PM, Leoncio Vergara wrote:

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> Hi
> 
> I was wondering if anybody could tell me about their experience with the Live-
> Cell stage top incubator from Pathology Devices Inc 
> (http://www.pathologydevices.com/LiveCell.htm) or the Oko-lab Electric 
> microscope stage incubator (http://www.oko-lab.com/39.page).
> 
> Both seem to be very similar. We are looking for a solution for a BSL2 facility 
> for live cell experiments on a Olympus DSU IX81 microscope with ZDCII. We 
> want to do experiments with specifically with Labtek-type chambered 
> coverglasses and 35 mm petri dishes (glass bottom).
> 
> I am looking for quality and reliability for temperature and environmental 
> control (CO2 and Humidity) as well as easy of use. For a multiuser facility like 
> ours, simplicity and robust design are good. For BSL2, the use of disposable 
> chambers is also desirable, even is we have to sacrifice some in terms of 
> accuracy, etc.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any information
> 
> Leoncio Vergara
> UTMB, Galveston Texas