[Histonet] RE: VIP6 issue

[Morken, Timothy]

" I talked with the rep. and they said they had never heard of this."

Right. 

Yes, it happens. Often. Too much air caught in the cassettes. Worse with the fine-mesh cassettes. Bounce the racks in the formalin tray a few times before loading on the processor to try to get as much air out as possible. That will improve processing as well. And weight down the tops if it continues.


Tim Morken
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center




-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Schmitt
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:17 AM
To: Histonet (histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu)
Subject: [Histonet] VIP6 issue

Good Morning-
We have recently purchased  VIP6 processors.  Has anyone else experienced a problem with the lids coming off during pump in and pump out?  Causes the cassettes to float all over and be completely out of order:(  We now place an extra rack or lid on top to weigh down and insure this does not happen.  I talked with the rep. and they said they had never heard of this.  I know this is not  a huge deal, but with new instrumentation I don't think we be cobbling things already.
Thank you for any input-
Nancy Schmitt
Dubuque, IA



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