[Histonet] Static issues

[Weems, Joyce]

Breathing is for the cryostat sections. Dryer sheets for the paraffin sections.. It also helps to run screaming through the lab... 

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of sgoebel <@t> mirnarx.com
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 17:01
To: sbreeden <@t> nmda.nmsu.edu; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Static issues

Breathing is my normal way to attack static, it's not a problem getting the ribbon...there is so much static that when I pull it off the tome, it literally sucks to my hand like a magnet...and then it's gone.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions!  I am hoping to only have to deal with this for a short while longer.  I like the penguin idea just cause I think that will be the funniest!!
Thanks again!!

Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP)
Histotechnologist
Mirna Therapeutics
2150 Woodward Street
Suite 100
Austin, Texas  78744
(512)901-0900 ext. 6912




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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Breeden, Sara
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 3:45 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] Static issues

This is New Mexico where "humidity" is a rumor.  The humidity in the lab here - as I write - is 18% and that's on a really wet day!  If I have static issues with my ribbons, I just lean a little bit toward the block and "breathe" on it and the ribbons just float (in a good way) off the knife.  I do that so often that when I use my sewing machine, I find myself breathing on the material.  That's just sad!  But try the Breathing Thing.  Or not.

 

Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP)

New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Veterinary Diagnostic Services

1101 Camino de Salud NE

Albuquerque, NM  87102

505-383-9278 (Histology Lab)

 

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