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Hey All,
I use Aluminum foil to ward off the aliens stealing my thoughts, and of
course to ward off WiFi and Cellphone signals... So yeah, that should
help with the HyD detectors. ;-)
Pete
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On Wed, July 10, 2013 8:10 am, Sylvie Le Guyader wrote:
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<|> Hi out there
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<|> Same experience for us. We were getting random interference lines from
<|> our bright field detector on a NikonA1. It was not linked to cell phones
<|> though but from the cables of another system that stands very nearby.
<|> Shielding the cables with alu foil worked a charm.
<|> Sylvie
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<|> On 9 Jul 2013, at 23:50, "Alexander,Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
<|> wrote:
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<|> You could try to shield them with aluminum foil. I tried that to find a
<|> interference source on a different system and it worked!
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<|> Steve Alexander
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<|> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 4:36 PM
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<|> Subject: Re: Possible cell phone interference with hybrid detectors
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<|> Hi Ben
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<|> We have the same problem with one of our sp5 systems that has HyDs on
it.
<|> Every once in a while you see a saturated line across the image. We have
<|> been careful with cell phones around the system, but these lines tend to
<|> happen anyway every once in a while. We had them happen just from a door
<|> opening or closing on the room. My impression is that while cell phones
<|> could be part of the problem, they are probably not the only ones. There
<|> could be plenty of equipment or anything else in the room that sometimes
<|> interferes. We have these lines very rarely, but I can't think of a
<|> scenario where they are completely guaranteed not to show up.
<|>
<|> That being said, we have two other inverted systems, an sp5 with 3 HyDs
<|> and an SP8 with 2 HyDs. We never see any interference lines on these
<|> systems, no matter what is going on in the room. My theory is that the
<|> HyDs on the inverted scanheads are hidden away towards the rear of the
<|> microscope and are perhaps better shielded from interference then those
<|> on the upright system, where they are just sticking out in the open. I
<|> communicated this theory to Leica, and they said that this could
<|> potentially be an explanation, but they haven't yet come up with any
idea
<|> for potential shielding of them.
<|>
<|> Hope this helps,
<|> Yevgeniy
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<|> Jul 9, 2013, Χ 5:24 PM, "Alison North" <[log in to unmask]>
<|> ΞΑΠΙΣΑΜ(Α):
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<|>> Hi Ben,
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<|>> We were warned by the Leica guys not to use cellphones anywhere near
<|>> the scan head on the SP8 - in fact it has a great big picture of a
<|>> cellphone with a line through it on the scanhead! - so I guess it is a
<|>> well-known problem, not a special "feature" of your system.
<|>>
<|>> Best wishes,
<|>> Alison
<|>>
<|>> On 7/9/2013 5:13 PM, Smith, Benjamin E. wrote:
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<|>>> Hi all,
<|>>> Our Leica SP8 has a pair of HyD detectors, and I've noticed
<|>>> recently that we will get a series of saturated lines during a scan
<|>>> at random, intermittent moments. Judging by their appearance, my
<|>>> guess has been that the detectors were picking up cellular data
<|>>> transmissions. Every time I saw them, someone had a cell phone on
<|>>> them, and having them move the cell phone to the far side of the
<|>>> room, or turning the cell phone off, stopped the lines from
<|>>> occurring.
<|>>>
<|>>> I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this with hybrid
<|>>> detectors, and whether this is normal behavior or something we need
<|>>> to have looked into.
<|>>>
<|>>> Thanks,
<|>>> Ben Smith
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<|>>> Benjamin E. Smith, Ph.D.
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<|>>> University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019
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