[Histonet] Oven for paraffin slide drying

[Emily Sours]

Do slide warmers cost too much?
I don't know how much they cost, though, maybe an oven is cheaper.

Emily

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On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Mia Woodruff <mia.woodruff <@t> qut.edu.au> wrote:
> Hello all,
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> I need to purchase an oven for drying slides, on a very limited budget. I came across a "food dehydrator" which looks like an oven and has drawers which are the perfect size for the slide holders to fit into and it can reach a temperature of 60C - and it costs about 1/8 of the price of a normal oven.
> Can anyone foresee any issues in me using this for drying paraffin slides? As far as I can tell there is a low air flow inside and the temp can be set up to 60 degrees so it seems perfect? Any comments?
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> Thanks
> Mia
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