[Histonet] Processor malfunction - tissues not submerged ~ 9 hours

[Conway, Carla]

Hello everyone,

When it is working correctly, our tissue processor moves a basket of
tissues through 10 reagent containers. Last night it malfunctioned and
suspended the tissues above the 80% ethanol container. The tissues were
high and dry for ~ 9 hours (!) until I placed them into 70% ethanol this
morning. I will process them next week. Has this happened to anyone else
and what tissue artifacts can I expect?

Thanks very much,

Carla





Carla Conway
Histology Technician
Western Fisheries Research Center, USGS
6505 N.E. 65th Street
Seattle, WA 98115-5016 USA
Phone: 206-526-2042
Fax: 206-526-6654
E-mail: cmconway <@t> usgs.gov