[Histonet] Ventana Benchmark XTs

[Joe Nocito]

nope, the hound of Tucson
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven Hacker 
  To: marktarango <@t> gmail.com 
  Cc: jnocito <@t> satx.rr.com ; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu ; Tracey.Lenek <@t> cls.ab.ca ; Lynn.Burton <@t> illinois.gov ; Joanna.Bartczak-McKay <@t> cls.ab.ca ; Martin.Trotter <@t> cls.ab.ca 
  Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 10:13 PM
  Subject: Re: Re: [Histonet] Ventana Benchmark XTs


  The Hound of the Baskerville?


  Nov 28, 2008 08:51:46 PM, marktarango <@t> gmail.com wrote:

    Yup, been through that before. I made sure that we switched to BioCare's
    reagents on a dako-like stainer after that. I would think that'd be the
    only reason to hide your identity (fear of Ventana sending the hounds after
    you).

    On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Joe Nocito wrote:

    > no, they usually contact the CEO's of the labs to get their employees to
    > stop ragging on the company. Then again, you never know who is lurking in
    > the winds.
    >
    > JTT
    > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Tarango" 
    > To: "Histonet Alias" 
    > Cc: ; "Martin Trotter" 
    > Martin.Trotter <@t> cls.ab.ca>; "Tracey Lenek" ;
    > "Burton,Lynn" ; "Joanna Bartczak-McKay" 
    > Joanna.Bartczak-McKay <@t> cls.ab.ca>
    > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 2:10 PM
    > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Ventana Benchmark XTs
    >
    >
    > I don't know how much the opinion of "The Unknown HT(ASCP)" counts. You
    >> aren't with Ventana I hope.
    >>
    >> Mark
    >>
    >> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Histonet Alias 
    >> >wrote:
    >>
    >> They are switching to a more reliable manufacturer. They are being
    >>> proactive
    >>> and switching them before they fail down the road. My XT has been a
    >>> workhorse but we know certain peoples opinions about the company on here.
    >>> I
    >>> will take it any day over the rest.
    >>>
    >>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Burton, Lynn 
    >>> >wrote:
    >>>
    >>> > We have had some trouble but they are planning to replace them. We
    >>> received
    >>> > a letter that they had changed vendors for parts and found they need to
    >>> > switch back. They did replace one section earlier when it stopped >
    >>> working
    >>> > completely.
    >>> >
    >>> > Lynn Burton
    >>> > Lab Assoc. I
    >>> > Animal Disease Lab
    >>> > Galesburg, Il 61401
    >>> >
    >>> > ________________________________
    >>> >
    >>> > From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Tracey
    >>> Lenek
    >>> > Sent: Wed 11/26/2008 10:59 AM
    >>> > To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
    >>> > Cc: Martin Trotter; Joanna Bartczak-McKay
    >>> > Subject: [Histonet] Ventana Benchmark XTs
    >>> >
    >>> >
    >>> >
    >>> > Hi,
    >>> >
    >>> > We have had on-going thermal slide pad issues with our XTs since they
    >>> were
    >>> > installed
    >>> > in February. The slide tray assemblies have been replaced not once but
    >>> > twice and we are still having inconsistent
    >>> > results with the temp verifier slides. Has anyone experienced the same
    >>> > issues with this
    >>> > instrumentation?
    >>> >
    >>> > Thanks
    >>> > Tracey Lenek
    >>> > Tech III - Anatomic Pathology
    >>> > Calgary Laboratory Services
    >>> > 403-770-3588
    >>> >
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