[Histonet] anti-roll plate damage?

[Emily Brown]

Hey everyone, don't forget to "reply all" when answering questions!
Is there a way to change the reply function for this list so you can reply
to the list instead just the person asking a question?  I don't want to
miss out on any answers and I think for this question I didn't see any but
the thank you.
Pitt just changed their email system and their virus filter is a little too
stringent, so my not getting replies could be due to that.  But I would
love to have a standard "reply to list" option.  Can we get that set up?
Feel free to naysay me if the mods have reasons for not doing so.

Emily
On Nov 3, 2014 12:34 PM, "Bain,Virginia" <VEBain <@t> mdanderson.org> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
>         Our lab recently got a new cryostat (a cryostar NX50).  It sees
> light to
> moderate usage (3 - 20 hours a week) and has been operational for about 3
> weeks.  It has had a host of problems since we received it (shipped with a
> busted motor and the sensor in the window did not detect when it was shut
> which lead to some kind of short and killed the lighting system).  I am
> hesitant to contact the rep again (they¹ve told us they¹re tired of
> hearing from us) until I¹m certain this is not user error of some sort.
>
>         For the most part we have been getting nice clean sections.  Every
> so
> often we start getting lines and tears which continue even when the blade
> is moved or replaced.  Twice now we have resolved this issue by rotating
> the anti-roll plate to a smooth edge.  When we encounter this problem I
> find that the anti-roll plate is jagged to the touch, which is I think
> what is causing the tears.  I see that some people suggest smoothing the
> anti-roll plate out on an emory board when it gets rough but this seems
> very early in the life of the anti-roll plate to me.  In my previous lab
> we used the same anti-roll plate without issue for about 2 years with
> heavy usage (50-70 hours a week) and so I¹m wondering why this anti-roll
> plate is encountering so much damage?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
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> Virginia Bain
> Postdoctoral Fellow
> Richie Lab
> M D Anderson - Science Park
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